The former Johnson County Museum site in Shawnee is now zoned for professional office use, repurposing the 91-year-old building and putting it back on the tax rolls.
The Shawnee council on Monday unanimously approved the planning commission’s recommendation to rezone the former Johnson County Museum property from single-family residential to professional office use.
The new owner, Lackman Civic Center LLC, which recently bought the property from Johnson County, plans to convert the building at 6305 Lackman Road into office space.
The building is now vacant because Johnson County moved the museum to the former King Louie facility — now called the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center — on Metcalf last year.
Lackman Civic Center plans to convert the Shawnee structure to be used for general office space.
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