This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chase County, Kansas.
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chase County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.[2]
Current listings
edit[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Cartter Building | November 23, 1977 (#77000573) |
303 Broadway 38°22′19″N 96°32′30″W / 38.371944°N 96.541667°W | Cottonwood Falls | Built in 1888 for Dr. William H. Cartter, the ground floor contained the Smith and Cartter grocery store. | |
2 | Cedar Point Mill | December 20, 2006 (#06001166) |
Junction of Main and 1st Sts. 38°15′42″N 96°49′10″W / 38.261667°N 96.819444°W | Cedar Point | Built from 1871 to 1875, replacing a wooden structure. | |
3 | Chase County Courthouse | February 24, 1971 (#71000304) |
On the square at the southern end of Broadway 38°22′21″N 96°32′30″W / 38.3725°N 96.541667°W | Cottonwood Falls | Built in 1873, it is the oldest operating courthouse in Kansas. | |
4 | Chase County National Bank | November 9, 1977 (#77000572) |
301 Broadway 38°22′19″N 96°32′30″W / 38.371944°N 96.541667°W | Cottonwood Falls | Built in 1882 from nearby limestone. | |
5 | Clements Stone Arch Bridge | December 12, 1976 (#76000816) |
½ mile southeast of Clements over the Cottonwood River 38°17′42″N 96°44′05″W / 38.295°N 96.734722°W | Clements | Built between 1886 and 1888. | |
6 | Clover Cliff Ranch House | November 9, 1977 (#77000574) |
4 miles southwest of Elmdale off U.S. Route 50 38°19′55″N 96°41′47″W / 38.331944°N 96.696389°W | Elmdale | In 1867, J.R. Blackshere returned to Chase County, Kansas with his wife and four children to make his home on what would become the Clover Cliff Ranch. The stone house was completed by 1883. | |
7 | Cottonwood Falls Grade School | June 28, 2021 (#100006682) |
401 Maple St. 38°21′57″N 96°32′37″W / 38.3659°N 96.5435°W | Cottonwood Falls | ||
8 | Cottonwood River Bridge | July 2, 1985 (#85001422) |
K-177, northern edge of Cottonwood Falls 38°22′30″N 96°32′26″W / 38.375°N 96.540556°W | Cottonwood Falls | Built in 1914 by the Missouri Valley Bridge Company of Leavenworth, Kansas. | |
9 | Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge | May 9, 2003 (#03000376) |
Main St., 0.8 miles west of intersection with 1st St. 38°15′36″N 96°50′02″W / 38.26°N 96.833889°W | Cedar Point | Built in 1916, the Pratt Truss Bridge has a single span that measures 142 feet in length and 17 feet in width. | |
10 | Crocker Ranch | November 17, 1977 (#77000575) |
1.5 miles north of Matfield Green on K-177 38°10′55″N 96°34′05″W / 38.181944°N 96.568056°W | Matfield Green | The Crocker Ranch, with its extensive cattle and farming operations, was begun in 1866 by Captain Erastus Bryant Crocker, a Civil War veteran. The house and various buildings were built by Erastus Crocker's son Edward Grey Crocker in the 1880s. | |
11 | Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge | December 27, 2006 (#06001164) |
½ mile north and ¾ mile west of junction of U.S. Route 50 and Cottonwood St. 38°24′08″N 96°32′54″W / 38.402222°N 96.548333°W | Strong City | Construction of the native limestone bridge was begun in 1897 and completed in 1898. | |
12 | Lower Fox Creek School | September 6, 1974 (#74000822) |
Northwest of Strong City on K-177 38°26′43″N 96°33′30″W / 38.445278°N 96.558333°W | Strong City | Stephen F. Jones donated the land and a local stonemason built the schoolhouse in 1882 with limestone from nearby quarries. | |
13 | Matfield Green High School Gymnasium | May 3, 2024 (#100010290) |
408 Bocook Street 38°09′33″N 96°33′33″W / 38.1591°N 96.5592°W | Matfield Green | ||
14 | McNee Barns | June 25, 2013 (#13000431) |
3 miles southwest of Elmdale on U.S. Highway 50 (SS T20S R7E) 38°20′15″N 96°40′47″W / 38.33760°N 96.6798°W | Elmdale | The structures include: a circa 1920 horse barn, a 1948 boxcar barn, a dry-laid stone fence, and an Aermotor windmill. | |
15 | Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Historic District | September 13, 1990 (#90001441) |
K-177 1 mile north of Matfield Green 38°10′33″N 96°33′50″W / 38.175833°N 96.563889°W | Matfield Green | The ranch is part of the 160 acres (65 ha) farm, settled by Charles Rogler in 1859. The original log cabin does not exist, but the now standing old house and old barn were constructed in 1872. | |
16 | William C. & Jane Shaft House | July 8, 2010 (#10000449) |
1682 FP Rd. 38°18′53″N 96°43′58″W / 38.314722°N 96.732778°W | Clements | The land was settled by William and Jane Shaft in 1854. In 1857, a small stone house was built; and, in 1868, the two story limestone house was added to the south side of the original structure. Jane Shaft's name is inscribed within the east facing gable. | |
17 | Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House | April 16, 1971 (#71000305) |
3 miles north of Strong City on K-177 38°26′03″N 96°33′27″W / 38.434167°N 96.5575°W | Strong City | Now part of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | |
18 | Strong City Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Depot | June 27, 2007 (#07000607) |
102 W. Topeka Ave. 38°23′42″N 96°32′24″W / 38.395°N 96.54°W | Strong City | Built in 1913 at a cost of $20,000, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Depot operated until 1938. It included two passenger waiting rooms, a ticket office, telegraph desk, main office, and baggage room. The depot's west end was the freight office. | |
19 | Whitney Ranch Historic District | May 11, 1995 (#95000589) |
Southeast of Hymer off unnamed road 38°28′46″N 96°40′45″W / 38.479444°N 96.679167°W | Hymer | ||
20 | Wood House | March 17, 1974 (#74000821) |
East of Cottonwood Falls 38°22′14″N 96°31′10″W / 38.370556°N 96.519444°W | Cottonwood Falls |
See also
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References
edit- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.