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

Geary County Kansas has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bogan Archeological Site, Conroe Bridge, Elliott Village Site, First Territorial Capitol and Old Katy Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland, Archaic and Et Al. dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Geary County historic places including Leithoff, Lebrecht Louis, et al., Sitting Bull, James Dixon and A.H. Bartell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Geary County places including Isaac H. Loder, James Barney Marsh, Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co., Holland & Squires, J.C. Holland, Haley Powers, Ziegler & Dalton and Lebrecht Louis Leithoff. Prominent architectural styles found in Geary Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Bartell House (added 1980 - - #80001466)

Also known as Lamer Hotel

6th and Washington Sts. , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Bartell,A.H.

Significant Year:

1923, 1890, 1879

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Bogan Archeological Site (added 1973 - - #73000756)

Also known as 14GE1

Address Restricted , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Pawnee

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Brown, George T, House (added 2006 - - #06001167)

Also known as 061-2790-0072

222 S. Jefferson St. , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Conroe Bridge (added 1983 - - #83000427)

Also known as Clark's Creek Bridge

E of Junction City , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Marsh,James Barney

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

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

Dixon, James, House (added 1998 - - #98000265)

Also known as Military View Farm

8715 Old Highway 77 , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Dixon, James

Significant Year:

1881

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Elliott Village Site (added 1978 - - #78001280)

Also known as 14GE303

Address Restricted , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland, Archaic, Et Al.

Period of Significance:

3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

First Territorial Capitol (added 1970 - - #70000249)

On KS 18 in Fort Riley Military Reservation , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Capitol, Warehouse

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial Arch (added 2017 - - #100000512)

500 North Washington Street, Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1898-1898 AD

Jackson--McConnell House (added 2012 - - #12000204)

228 W. 5th St., Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Junction City Downtown Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000623)

Roughly both sides of Washington Ave., from 6th to 9th Sts. , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Holland, J.C.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Library, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling

Leithoff--Powers Ranch Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000946)

Also known as Deer Creek Ranch;061-0000-0279

KS 57 SE of Junction City , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Powers, Haley, Leithoff, Lebrecht Louis

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Leithoff, Lebrecht Louis, et al.

Significant Year:

1924, 1873, 1890

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Main Post Area, Fort Riley (added 1974 - - #74000837)

NE of Junction City on KS 18 , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Sitting Bull

Significant Year:

1852

Area of Significance:

Military, Native American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Monument/Marker, Museum, Single Dwelling

Old Junction City High School (added 1981 - - #81000278)

Also known as Departmental School

Adams and 6th Sts. , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ziegler & Dalton, Holland & Squires

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Old Katy Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000370)

Also known as Lyon Creek Pratt Truss Bridge, 31-HT-01

Otter Creek Rd., 0.4 mi. S of int with Lyons Creek Rd., 0.5 mi. SE of Wreford , Wreford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Wetzel, Christian, Cabin (added 1973 - - #73000757)

Also known as Louis Kettlass Cabin

About 2 mi. E of Junction City at jct. of I-70 and KS 57 , Junction City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Loder,Isaac H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum