Constitution Hall
429 S. Kansas. The Topeka Constitutional Convention met here in 1855 and drafted the first state constitution. This constitution, however, which would have prohibited slavery in Kansas once statehood was attained, was not accepted by Congress. The building, now undergoing restoration, also served as the first Kansas statehouse, 1864-1869. Interpretive panels in a pocket park to the south of the hall relate the 1850s political struggle and that of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. The federal trial for Brown v. Board was held in the courthouse across the street.