The original building of Seaman High School, formerly Shawnee North Rural High School, was built in the spring of 1920. The district initially paid $80k for the building, which would cost $1.25 million today.
Later, in 1924, the school added the Vocational Agriculture Shop pictured to the right. This was later destroyed to add elevators and parking to the building, which is now the district office. The addition cost $10k.
The picture shows the layout of the original school building, built on 901 NW Lyman Rd in 1920 by architects Thomas W. Williamson and Victor H. Loebsack & Associates. The contractors for the building were L.K. Bowers and Sons Contractors. On December 7, 1920, the school was dedicated as Seaman Rural High School in honor of Fred A. Seaman, its principal and founder.
In 1924, the vocational agricultural annex, 29 feet by 72 feet, was built just south of the school, and in 1929 or 30, 24 additional feet were added on the west end of the annex.
The brick tile building was built directly west of the vocational annex in 1928 or 29. Initially, it was used for exhibits at the Seaman Fair each fall and as a garage for the remainder of the time. Later, it was partitioned into three areas: the Vo-Ag shop, the music room, and the athletic dressing room.
Seaman High School is located just north of Topeka, Kansas, named after Fred A. Seaman. This building on Lyman Rd served as the primary school until 1954 when it moved locations to accommodate the growing population. The high school originally moved to Logan Elementary School at 1124 NW Lyman Rd, just down the street. The primary high school moved again in 1970 to the current building at 4850 NW Rochester Rd. The Lyman building is the district's central administrative office. The school board hosts meetings in this building, and the superintendent's office is here.