Kansas - Franklin County
Franklin County Kansas has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dietrich Cabin, Downtown Ottawa Historic District, Eight Mile Creek Warren Truss Bridge, Franklin County Courthouse and Hanway, Judge James, House.

Many famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including Ernest Valeton de Boissiere, Judge James Hanway, Jacob Dietrich, Tauy Jones and James H. Ransom.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Sone Pierson, Topeka Bridge & Iron, George P. Washburn, Jacob Dietrich, Judge James Hanway, Emerson & Plank, Kansas City Bridge Co., Henry Mignot and George P. & Son Washburn. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Gothic, Italianate and Late Gothic Revival.

Dietrich Cabin (added 1972 - - #72000500)
Ottawa City Park , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dietrich,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Dietrich,Jacob,et al.
Significant Year:
1961, 1863, 1859
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Downtown Ottawa Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000501)
E side of S. Main St. from No. 135 to 3rd St. , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Eight Mile Creek Warren Truss Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000374)
Also known as 30-LT-12
Osborne Terrace, 0.2 mi. W of int. with Eisenhower Terrace, 1.0 W of Main St. , Ottawa
Bhall87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Franklin County Courthouse (added 1972 - - #72000502)
Main St. , Ottawa
Bhall87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washburn,George P.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Hanway, Judge James, House (added 2008 - - #08001173)
658 Virginia Rd. , Lane
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Hanway, Judge James
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
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
Historic Ottawa Central Business District (added 2008 - - #06000622)
Roughly bounded by Marias des Cygnes R., S 5th St., Walnut St. and Hickory St. , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washburn, George P.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Jones, Tauy, House (added 1972 - - #72000503)
3 mi. NE of Ottawa on Tauy Creek , Ottawa
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Jones,Tauy
Significant Year:
1872, 1863
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Education
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Middle Creek Tributary Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001428)
5.8 mi. W of Princeton , Princeton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Old Santa Fe Railroad Depot (added 1973 - - #73000755)
Also known as Old Depot Museum
135 W. Tecumseh St. , Ottawa
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pierson,Sone
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Ottawa High School and Junior High School (added 2000 - - #00001188)
Also known as Ottawa Middle School
526 and 506 S. Main St. , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washburn, George P. & Son, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Ottawa Library (added 1980 - - #80001465)
Also known as Carnegie Free Library
5th and Main Sts. , Ottawa
Kaethesson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washburn,George P.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
Pleasant Valley School District #2 (added 2004 - - #04000078)
Also known as Pleasant Valley Community Club, 059-0000-0199
2905 Thomas Rd. , Wellsville
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mignot, Henry
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Ransom, James H., House (added 1974 - - #74000836)
318 S. Locust St. , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Ransom,James H.
Significant Year:
1901, 1890, 1889
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Silkville (added 1972 - - #72000504)
2.5 mi. SW of Williamsburg on U.S. 50 , Williamsburg
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
de Boissiere,Ernest Valeton
Significant Year:
1875, 1870, 1869
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling
Tauy Creek Bridge (added 1990 - - #90001567)
Over Tauy Cr. N of I-35 , Ottawa
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kansas City Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Tauy Jones Hall (added 1982 - - #82002659)
Ottawa University campus, 10th and Cedar Sts. , Ottawa
Bhall87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Emerson & Plank
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Walnut Creek Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001445)
Off KS 33 1 mi. S of Wellsville , Wellsville
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Topeka Bridge & Iron
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
Wellsville Bank Building (added 1991 - - #91001519)
Also known as Wellsville Seed Company Building;059-5750-0002
418 Main St. , Wellsville
Art davis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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