National Register of Historic Places - Kansas (KS), Butler County

Butler County Kansas has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Butler County Courthouse, Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge, Muddy Creek Bridge, Polecat Creek Bridge and US Post Office--Augusta.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Butler County places including Matheim & Walker, Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co., R.R. Green, Donald Silks, George P. & Sons Washburn, WPA, Jacob Wiebe, T.R. Reed, Bill Wiens and John F. Stanton. Prominent architectural styles found in Butler Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Art Deco.

Augusta Theater (added 1990 - - #90001577)

525 State St. , Augusta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Lite Craft Neon Co.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Theater

Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank (added 1993 - - #93000843)

Also known as 015-0000-0250;Frisco Water Tank

Jct. of Third and D Sts. , Beaumont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

St. Louis,Wichita & Western Railway

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Butler County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000390)

205 W. Central Ave. , El Dorado

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Matheim & Walker, Washburn, George P. & Sons

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Douglass Township Community Building (added 1995 - - #95000512)

Also known as 015-1390-0001

206 S. Forest , Douglass

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

WPA, Hamilton, J.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Sport Facility

El Dorado Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000931)

Also known as El Dorado Carnegie Library Building

101 S. Star , El Dorado

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sharp Brothers, Stanton,John F.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

El Dorado Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000855)

Roughly 1 blk. E. & W. of N. & S. Main Sts. from E. 3rd to E. Locust Aves., El Dorado

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El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot (added 1994 - - #94000429)

Also known as 015-1540-0010

430 N. Main St. , El Dorado

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tucker, E. M.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gish, Amos H., Building (added 2012 - - #12000383)

317 S. Main, Eldorado

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

James, C. N., Cabin (added 1973 - - #73000745)

Also known as Augusta Historical Museum

305 State St. , Augusta

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000377)

Also known as 08-HT-05

SW 160th Rd., 0.5 mi. W of int. with Purity Springs Rd. , Bois D'Arc

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Loomis-Parry House (added 2009 - - #09000495)

1003 State St. , Augusta

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Muddy Creek Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001425)

Off US 77 , Douglass

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Green,R.R.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Oak Lawn Farm Dairy Barn (added 2005 - - #05001202)

12464 NW Meadowlark , Whitewater

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wiens, Bill, Wiebe, Jacob

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Oldham, James T., House (added 2006 - - #06001054)

Also known as 015-1540-0015

321 S. Denver St. , El Dorado

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Polecat Creek Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001438)

5 mi. W and 2 mi. S of Douglass , Douglass

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Smith, Ray L., House (added 2015 - - #14001117)

El Dorado, El Dorado

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949 AD

Towanda Masonic Lodge No. 30 A.F. and A.M. (added 2004 - - #03001392)

Also known as Towanda Area Historical Museum 015-5420-0003

401 Main St. , Towanda

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reed, T.R.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

US Post Office--Augusta (added 1989 - - #89001632)

Also known as Augusta United States Post Office

119 E. Fifth St. , Augusta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Silks,Donald

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Art, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

Viets Block (added 2012 - - #12000202)

427, 429, & 431 State St., Augusta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Yingling Brothers Auto Company (added 2011 - - #11000409)

411 S. Main St., El Dorado

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924