National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas.

Location of Morris County in Kansas

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Morris 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 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn
 
Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn
October 25, 1990
(#90001576)
North of U.S. Route 56, east of Big John Creek
38°40′13″N 96°26′58″W / 38.67015°N 96.44947°W / 38.67015; -96.44947 (Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn)
Council Grove Built 1871-1872, the limestone barn measures 76 feet by 40 feet. The stone walls are two feet thick. The roof is of a double truss design of native oak. The property, at one time, was owned by Seth Hays and it is likely he paid for its construction.
2 Oscar Carlson House
 
Oscar Carlson House
May 26, 2000
(#00000533)
K-2
38°32′11″N 96°52′53″W / 38.536389°N 96.881389°W / 38.536389; -96.881389 (Oscar Carlson House)
Burdick Designed and built in 1930 by Swen Johnson and Oscar Carlson, this is a 1+12-story farmhouse bungalow containing many built-in features for convenience.
3 Cottage House Hotel
 
Cottage House Hotel
August 4, 1988
(#88001172)
25 N. Neosho
38°39′42″N 96°29′23″W / 38.661667°N 96.489722°W / 38.661667; -96.489722 (Cottage House Hotel)
Council Grove
4 Council Grove Carnegie Library
 
Council Grove Carnegie Library
June 25, 1987
(#87000963)
303 W. Main
38°39′35″N 96°29′37″W / 38.659722°N 96.493611°W / 38.659722; -96.493611 (Council Grove Carnegie Library)
Council Grove
5 Council Grove Downtown Historic District
 
Council Grove Downtown Historic District
July 30, 2010
(#10000519)
Beginning at the Neosho River on W. Main St. to Belfry St. and extending north to Columbia St. between Neosho and Mission Streets
38°39′40″N 96°29′32″W / 38.661111°N 96.492222°W / 38.661111; -96.492222 (Council Grove Downtown Historic District)
Council Grove The historic district contains seventy-one buildings dating from the mid and late 19th and early 20th century. The earliest building is Conn Mercantile constructed in 1853 and used as a general store and way station for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.
6 Council Grove Historic District
 
Council Grove Historic District
October 15, 1966
(#66000347)
U.S. Route 56
38°39′32″N 96°28′44″W / 38.658889°N 96.478889°W / 38.658889; -96.478889 (Council Grove Historic District)
Council Grove Council Grove was named in 1825 when Government Survey Commissioners made treaties with Osage Indians which guaranteed safe passage for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.
7 Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot
 
Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot
October 11, 2001
(#01001092)
512 E. Main St.
38°39′43″N 96°28′48″W / 38.661944°N 96.48°W / 38.661944; -96.48 (Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot)
Council Grove The Victorian style depot for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway (also M-K-T or Katy) was built in 1894.
8 Council Grove National Bank
 
Council Grove National Bank
June 3, 1976
(#76000834)
130 W. Main
38°39′41″N 96°29′24″W / 38.661389°N 96.49°W / 38.661389; -96.49 (Council Grove National Bank)
Council Grove Originally chartered in 1878 as the Morris County State Bank, in 1900 it received a national charter as the Council Grove National Bank. After a fire in 1886, the bank commissioned architect J. H. Leedy and builder Louis Peterson, both of Council Grove for a new building which was completed April 28, 1887.
9 Diamond Spring September 30, 1976
(#76000835)
6 miles west of Wilsey
38°36′58″N 96°45′44″W / 38.616111°N 96.762222°W / 38.616111; -96.762222 (Diamond Spring)
Wilsey
10 Dunlap Colored Cemetery
 
Dunlap Colored Cemetery
September 14, 2018
(#100002967)
2050 S 100 Rd.
38°35′15″N 96°21′12″W / 38.5874°N 96.3534°W / 38.5874; -96.3534 (Dunlap Colored Cemetery)
Dunlap vicinity
11 Farmers and Drovers Bank
 
Farmers and Drovers Bank
June 21, 1971
(#71000321)
201 and 203 W. Main St.
38°39′51″N 96°29′21″W / 38.664167°N 96.489167°W / 38.664167; -96.489167 (Farmers and Drovers Bank)
Council Grove Originally just 201 W. Main; 203 W. Main added in boundary increase of February 19, 1982
12 First Baptist Church
 
First Baptist Church
July 28, 1995
(#95000915)
325 W. Main St.
38°39′35″N 96°29′34″W / 38.659722°N 96.492778°W / 38.659722; -96.492778 (First Baptist Church)
Council Grove
13 Four Mile Creek Lattice
 
Four Mile Creek Lattice
January 4, 1990
(#89002181)
Over Four Mile Creek, southeast of Wilsey
38°36′33″N 96°39′21″W / 38.609167°N 96.655833°W / 38.609167; -96.655833 (Four Mile Creek Lattice)
Wilsey
14 Furney Farm
 
Furney Farm
July 12, 2006
(#06000596)
649 E. US 56
38°39′45″N 96°27′15″W / 38.6625°N 96.454167°W / 38.6625; -96.454167 (Furney Farm)
Council Grove
15 Greenwood Cemetery
 
Greenwood Cemetery
February 3, 2020
(#100004926)
West Main St.
38°39′30″N 96°30′04″W / 38.6584°N 96.5011°W / 38.6584; -96.5011 (Greenwood Cemetery)
Council Grove
16 Seth Hays House
 
Seth Hays House
September 25, 1975
(#75000718)
203 Wood St.
38°39′32″N 96°29′18″W / 38.658889°N 96.488333°W / 38.658889; -96.488333 (Seth Hays House)
Council Grove Seth Hays came to Council Grove in 1847, achieving success as merchant and later, owner of the Hays House tavern and hotel. The brick house, built in 1866-1867, was home for Seth Hays, his adopted daughter Kittie Parker Robbins Hays, and his housekeeper, a freed slave “Aunt Sallie” Taylor. The home is now a museum and contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District.
17 Herington Army Airfield Chapel
 
Herington Army Airfield Chapel
January 5, 2024
(#100009706)
106 Main Street
38°44′20″N 96°50′46″W / 38.73887591146314°N 96.84620225471208°W / 38.73887591146314; -96.84620225471208 (Herington Army Airfield Chapel)
Latimer
18 Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill
 
Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill
April 14, 2015
(#15000148)
E. of N. Belfry St., generally from Columbia to Conn Sts.
38°39′44″N 96°29′39″W / 38.6621°N 96.4941°W / 38.6621; -96.4941 (Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill)
Council Grove
19 Jenkins Building
 
Jenkins Building
May 19, 2004
(#04000451)
101 W. Mackenzie St.
38°47′44″N 96°44′08″W / 38.795556°N 96.735556°W / 38.795556; -96.735556 (Jenkins Building)
White City
20 Last Chance Store
 
Last Chance Store
June 21, 1971
(#71000322)
500 W. Main St.
38°39′47″N 96°29′35″W / 38.663056°N 96.493056°W / 38.663056; -96.493056 (Last Chance Store)
Council Grove A contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District
21 Little John Creek Reserve
 
Little John Creek Reserve
October 21, 2001
(#01001125)
South of Council Grove around Little John Creek, E. 1/2, Sec. 29, T 16 S, R 9 E
38°37′38″N 96°25′43″W / 38.62726127731511°N 96.42874405757404°W / 38.62726127731511; -96.42874405757404 (Little John Creek Reserve)
Council Grove From 1846 to 1873, the land was a reserve for the Kansa Indians. The reserve was, for a short period, childhood home to Charles Curtis, representative and senator from Kansas, and, later, Vice President of the United States.
22 Madonna of the Trail
 
Madonna of the Trail
March 26, 2018
(#100002245)
11 E. Main St.
38°39′43″N 96°29′13″W / 38.662041°N 96.486844°W / 38.662041; -96.486844 (Madonna of the Trail)
Council Grove
23 Old Kaw Mission
 
Old Kaw Mission
March 24, 1971
(#71000323)
500 N. Mission St.
38°39′57″N 96°29′38″W / 38.665916°N 96.493958°W / 38.665916; -96.493958 (Old Kaw Mission)
Council Grove
24 Simcock House
 
Simcock House
March 11, 1982
(#82004888)
206-208 Columbia St.
38°39′43″N 96°29′29″W / 38.661944°N 96.491389°W / 38.661944; -96.491389 (Simcock House)
Council Grove
25 Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District
 
Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District
May 11, 1995
(#95000585)
600 feet east of FAS Highway 468, 4¼ miles south of junction with U.S. Route 56
38°36′20″N 96°51′16″W / 38.605556°N 96.854444°W / 38.605556; -96.854444 (Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District)
Burdick
26 US Post Office-Council Grove
 
US Post Office-Council Grove
October 17, 1989
(#89001636)
103 W. Main St.
38°39′39″N 96°29′16″W / 38.660833°N 96.487778°W / 38.660833; -96.487778 (US Post Office-Council Grove)
Council Grove
27 William Young Archeological Site February 24, 1971
(#71000324)
Address Restricted
Council Grove

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ 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.