Kansas - Douglas County - Historic Districts
Douglas County Kansas (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Haskell Institute and Old West Lawrence Historic District, Breezedale Historic District, East Lawrence Industrial Historic District and Hancock (12th Street) Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Douglas County places including Charles E. Sutton, J.G. Haskell, William Alexander Griffith and Cobb & Froutt. Prominent architectural styles found in Douglas Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Breezedale Historic District (added 2008 - - #07001478)
2301-2401 Massachusetts St. , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sutton, Charles E.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
East Lawrence Industrial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001250)
619 E. 8th St., 804-846 Pennsylvania St., and 716 E 9th St. , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Hancock (12th Street) Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000726)
Roughly along W. 12th St., from Oread Ave. to Mississippi St. , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Griffith, William Alexander
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Haskell Institute (added 1966 - - #66000342)
Address Unknown , Lawrence
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Native American, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Lawrence's Downtown Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000685)
Generally along Massachusetts St. bet. 6th Ave. and S. park St. , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Cobb & Froutt
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
North Rhode Island Street Historic Residential District (added 2004 - - #04000686)
700-1144,901-1047,1201-1215 Rhode Island St. , Lawrence
Brylie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Other, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Old West Lawrence Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000494)
Bounded roughly by Tennessee, 8th, Indiana, and 6th Sts. , Lawrence
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Oread Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001064)
Roughly between W 9th & 12th Sts. & the alleys behind Louisiana & Kentucky Sts. , Lawrence
Sergey Rufanov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Haskell, J.G.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
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
Ryan2845, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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