TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The historic Menninger Clock Tower building is an iconic part of Topeka’s skyline. Built in 1930, it was the centerpiece of the psychiatric hospital’s campus atop Menninger Hill.

Think of iconic clock towers and the image that likely pops into mind is that of Big Ben in Westminster. Yet there is a more expensive, taller clock tower which cost billions to build and shattered ...