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

Ellsworth County Kansas has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site 14EW304, Archeological Site Number 14EW14, Archeological Site Number 14EW17, Archeological Site Number 14EW303 and Archeological Site Number 14EW33.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Upper Republican Culture, Arapaho and Cheyenne dating back to 1500.

Several famous people are associated with these Ellsworth County historic places including Arthur Larkin and Perry Hodgden.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ellsworth County places including Frank Easterly, Henry Winter, Brack Implements, Great Bend, KS, John Seitz and AT & SF Railway. Prominent architectural styles found in Ellsworth Country are Late Victorian, Italianate and Modern Movement.

Archeological Site 14EW304 (added 1982 - - #82005023)

Also known as 14EW304;Red Rock Canyon

Address Restricted , Brookville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW14 (added 1982 - - #82004861)

Also known as Elm Creek

Address Restricted , Carneiro

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW17 (added 1982 - - #82004874)

Also known as Ward Site

Address Restricted , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW303 (added 1982 - - #82004875)

Also known as Haystack Mound

Address Restricted , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW33 (added 1982 - - #82004862)

Also known as Cave Hollow;Palmers Cave

Address Restricted , Carneiro

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW401 (added 1982 - - #82004876)

Also known as Katzenmeier

Address Restricted , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW403 (added 1982 - - #82004877)

Also known as Owls Nest

Address Restricted , Carneiro

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW404 (added 1982 - - #82004878)

Address Restricted , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW405 (added 1982 - - #82004863)

Address Restricted , Geneseo

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14EW406 (added 1982 - - #82004879)

Address Restricted , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Ellsworth Downtown Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001065)

Generally including blks. between N Main & 3rd Sts. from Lincoln to Kansas Aves. & the W side of Kansas Ave. , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Seitz, John, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Landscape, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Parking Lot, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Fort Harker Guardhouse (added 1972 - - #72000497)

NW corner of Wyoming and Ohio Sts. , Kanopolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Fort Harker Officers' Quarters (added 1974 - - #74000834)

Ohio St. between Kansas and Colorado Sts. , Kanopolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hodgden, Perry, House (added 1973 - - #73000754)

104 W. Main St. , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Hodgden,Perry

Significant Year:

1882, 1877

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Holyrood Santa Fe Depot (added 2010 - - #10000262)

Between Main St and Smith St , Holyrod

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

AT & SF Railway

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Indian Hill Site (added 1974 - - #74000835)

Also known as 14 EW 1

Address Restricted , Marquette

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Upper Republican Culture, Arapaho, Cheyenne

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Insurance Building (added 2006 - - #06000595)

Also known as Wellington & Brundage Building, #053-1610-0020

115 N. Douglas Ave. , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Easterly, Frank

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Larkin, Arthur, House (added 1975 - - #75000712)

0.25 mi. S of Ellsworth off KS 45 , Ellsworth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Larkin,Arthur

Significant Year:

1885, 1884

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Midland Hotel (added 2002 - - #02000716)

Also known as Hotel Power

414 26th Ave. , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Weinhold House (added 2001 - - #01000185)

2315 C Ave. , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brack Implements, Great Bend, KS

Architectural Style:

Other, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Wilson Downtown Historic District #1--Main St. (added 2004 - - #03001496)

Roughly along Main St., 24th St., 25th St., and 26th St. , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Winter, Henry

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Wilson Downtown Historic District #3--Southside (added 2004 - - #03001497)

400 blk of 27th St. aka Old Highway 40 , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Specialty Store, Sport Facility, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Museum, Music Facility, Specialty Store