Lawrence Cultural District in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The WheatFields Oven
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 2, 2011
1. The WheatFields Oven Marker
The curved brick wall to your right is the outside wall of our twenty-five ton wood-fired oven. The masonry circle continues inside the bakery. The oven itself is from J. Llopis of Barcelona, Spain, and was built on site by master craftsman Manuel de la Rosa. The finish brickwork was laid by Ernie Fantini and crew. Lawrence sculptor Laura Ramberg made the decorative terra cotta tiles, both on this outside portion of the wall and inside above the firebox door. Kate Dinneen of Walt Hull Iron Work forged the three pieces of wrought iron grillwork on the outside of the oven. The oven was completed and first fired in autum of 1995.
Erected by WheatFields.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1995.
Location. 38° 58.032′ N, 95° 14.218′ W. Marker is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is in the Lawrence Cultural District. Marker is on Vermont Street near 9th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 904 Vermont Street, Lawrence KS 66044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lawrence City [Carnegie] Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Langston Hughes and the Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this
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Also see . . . WheatFields Bakery. Business website homepage (Submitted on April 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 2, 2011
2. The WheatFields Oven and Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 2, 2011
3. Sunflower Tiles at WheatFields Bakery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
