Kansas - Douglas County
Douglas County Kansas (Page 2) has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Taylor, Lucy Hobbs, Building, Roberts, John N., House, Spooner Hall, University of Kansas and Usher, John Palmer, House and Pinckney I Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Douglas County historic places including Lucy Hobbs Taylor, John Palmer Usher, Judge Nelson T. Stephens, Boener, William, et al., Samuel A. Riggs and William Quayle.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Douglas County places including Henry Van Brunt, John Cox, J.T. Constant, William Alexander Griffith, Montrose Pallen McArdle, Topeka & Santa Fe Rai Atchison, Henry Obediah, John Bowles, Lawrence Schmidt and Joseph W. Spurgeon. Prominent architectural styles found in Douglas Country are Late Victorian, Italianate and Gothic Revival.

Pinckney I Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000688)
Roughly bounded by W. 5th St., Tennessee St., W 6th St., and Louisiana St., with 501-533 Louisiana St. and 444-445 W. 5t, Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Pinckney II Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000689)
Roughly bounded by W. 3rd St., Louisiana St., W. 4th St. and Mississippi St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Plymouth Congregational Church (added 2009 - - #09000674)
Also known as 045-3010-0023
925 Vermont St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Haskell, John G.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Priestly House (added 1988 - - #88000199)
1505 Kentucky St. , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bowles,John
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Quayle, William A., House (added 1995 - - #94001624)
Also known as 045-0340-0128
210 N. 6th St. , Baldwin
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spurgeon, Joseph W.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Quayle, William
Significant Year:
1913, 1921
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Riggs, Samuel A., House (added 1977 - - #77000580)
1500 Pennsylvania , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Riggs,Samuel A.
Significant Year:
1864, 1863
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Roberts, John N., House (added 1974 - - #74000831)
Also known as The Castle
1307 Massachusetts St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church (added 2005 - - #05001240)
Also known as 173-5880-0157
900 New York St. , Lawrence
Brylie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Constant, J.T.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Santa Fe Depot (added 2018 - - #100001946)
413 East 7th Street, Lawrence
Lauren keith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1955-1956 AD
Santa Fe Depot (added 1983 - - #83000424)
1601 High St. , Baldwin City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rai
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Museum
Santa Fe Trail--Douglas County Trail Segments (added 2002 - - #02001262)
Also known as NPS Master Plan # 59, Douglas Co. Prairie Park;Black Jack Park Ruts
US 56, 2.5 mi. E of Baldwin City , Baldwin
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Snow House (added 1996 - - #96000947)
706 W. 12th St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Constant, J.T., Griffith, William Alexander
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
South Rhode Island and New Hampshire Street Historic Residential District (added 2004 - - #04000687)
E Rhode Island St,1120-1340;W Rhode Island St.,1301-1345;E New Hampshire St.,1300-1346, W New Hampshire St. 1301-1347 , Lawrence
D Johnston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Spooner Hall, University of Kansas (added 1974 - - #74000832)
Also known as Spooner Library
14th St. and Oread Ave. on the University of Kansas campus , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cox,John, Van Brunt,Henry
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Steele, J. C., House (added 1982 - - #74000827)
E of Clinton , Clinton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Stephens, Judge Nelson T., House (added 1982 - - #82002655)
340 N. Michigan St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Stephens,Judge Nelson T.
Significant Year:
1871
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Stoebener Barn (added 1989 - - #88003083)
SW of Worden , Baldwin City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schmidt,Lawrence, Stoebener,John,Jr.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility
Stony Point Evangelical Lutheran Church (added 2006 - - #06001168)
Also known as Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 045-0340-0132
1575 N. 600 Rd. , Baldwin City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Obediah, Henry
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Strong Hall (added 1998 - - #98001174)
Also known as Administration Building
213 Strong Hall, U. of Kansas, Jct. Jayhawk Dr. and Poplar Ln. , Lawrence
Arnhem~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McArdle, Montrose Pallen
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Taylor, Lucy Hobbs, Building (added 1982 - - #82002656)
809 Vermont , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Taylor,Lucy Hobbs
Significant Year:
1871
Area of Significance:
Science, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Trail Park and Trail Park DAR Marker (added 2013 - - #13000486)
NW. jct. of E 1700 & N 400 Rds., Baldwin City
Bhall87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
US Post Office--Lawrence (added 2002 - - #02001265)
645 New Hampshire , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
United Presbyterian Center (added 2009 - - #09000350)
Also known as Ecumenical Christian Ministries Buildig
1204 Oread Ave. , Lawrence
Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kiene & Bradley
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion, Social, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Educational Related Housing, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Religion, Social, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Educational Related Housing, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
University of Kansas East Historic District (added 2014 - - #13001038)
Roughly bounded by Oread & Sunnyside Aves., Jayhawk Blvd., Lilac Ln., Pearson Pl., Louisiana & W. 13th Sts., Lawrence
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University of Kansas Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000167)
Roughly bounded by W Campus Rd., S edge of Jayhawk Blvd., Sunnyside Ave., Lilac Ln., Oread Ave., and W 13th St., Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Upper Wakarusa River Crossing (added 2014 - - #13001039)
1180 E. 1400 Rd., Lawrence
Bhall87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Usher, John Palmer, House (added 1975 - - #75000710)
1425 Tennessee St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Usher,John Palmer
Significant Year:
1873, 1872
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Vermilya--Boener House (added 1992 - - #91001961)
Also known as 045-0000-0014
NW of jct. of US 24, US 59 and US 40 , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vermilya,Elijah
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Italian Villa
Historic Person:
Boener, William, et al.
Significant Year:
1905, 1866, 1868
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Vinland Fair Association Fairgrounds Exhibit Building (added 2004 - - #03001466)
Also known as 045-0340-01310
1736 N. 700 Rd. , Baldwin
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair
Vinland Grange Hall (added 2000 - - #00000037)
Also known as 045-0000-0265
Jct. of Oak and Main Sts. , Vinland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Museum
Vinland Presbyterian Church (added 2003 - - #03000707)
Also known as 045-0000-0021
697 E. 1725 Rd. , Baldwin
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Zimmerman, S. T., House (added 1974 - - #74000833)
304 Indiana St. , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling

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