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

Lyon County Kansas has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include White, William Allen, House, Harris Bridge, Plumb, Mrs. Preston B., House and Soden's Grove Bridge and Anderson Carnegie Memorial Library.

Several famous people are associated with these Lyon County historic places including William Allen White, Walt Mason and Warren Wesley Finney.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lyon County places including Almerin Gillette, Topeka Bridge & Iron, Harry Jones, James Barney Marsh, Charles W. Squires, Henry W. Brinkman, Van Brunt & Howe, Richard How, Richard Howe and G.E. Mackey. Prominent architectural styles found in Lyon Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Anderson Carnegie Memorial Library (added 1987 - - #87000958)

The Way College of Emporia, 1300 W. Twelfth Ave. , Emporia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Squires,Charles W.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Library

Cross, Col. H.C. and Susan, House (added 2011 - - #11000505)

526 Union St., Emporia

Macross24, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Emporia Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000249)

Generally bounded by 10th & 3rd Aves., Mechanic & Merchant Sts., Emporia

Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Finney, Warren Wesley, House (added 1992 - - #92000470)

Also known as 111-1660-0070

927 State St. , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Historic Person:

Finney,Warren Wesley

Significant Year:

1935, 1907, 1908

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Granada Theater (added 1985 - - #85000693)

Also known as Fox Theater

809 Commercial , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Boller Brothers

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Harris Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001434)

Also known as Neosho River Bridge

3 mi. N and 4 mi. W of Americus , Americus

SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Harris--Borman House (added 1992 - - #92000431)

Also known as 111-1660-0067

827 Mechanic , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harris,Linley M.

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

Hartford Collegiate Institute (added 1972 - - #72000512)

SW corner of College and Plumb Aves. , Hartford

Cptproton79, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

How,Richard, Griffith,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, School

Current Function:

Education, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Library

Howe, Richard, House (added 1986 - - #86001701)

315 E. Logan Ave. , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Howe,Richard

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Keebler--Stone House (added 1992 - - #92000387)

Also known as 111-1660-0069

831 Constitution St. , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Squires,Charles W.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Kress Building (added 1983 - - #83000431)

702 Commercial St. , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Messenger & Dalton, Mackey,G.E.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Other, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Mason, Walt, House (added 1992 - - #92000446)

Also known as 111-1660-0068

606 W. 12th Ave. , Emporia

SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cox,Tom, Brinkman,Henry W.

Architectural Style:

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

Historic Person:

Mason,Walt

Significant Year:

1912

Area of Significance:

Literature, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mouse, Snowden S., Service Station and Tourist Home (added 2018 - - #100002627)

413 East 6th Avenue and 526 North Exchange Street, Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gas Station, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1930-1970 AD

Old Emporia Public Library (added 1981 - - #81000279)

118 E. 6th St. , Emporia

SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Van Brunt & Howe

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Plumb, Mrs. Preston B., House (added 1984 - - #84000011)

Also known as Community Center of Lyon County

224 E. 6th Ave. , Emporia

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones, Harry

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Soden's Grove Bridge (added 1983 - - #83000432)

KS 57/99 , Emporia

Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Marsh,James Barney

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Soden, Hallie B., House (added 1977 - - #77000589)

802 S. Commercial St. , Emporia

SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Squires,Charles W.

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

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

White, William Allen, House (added 1971 - - #71000318)

Also known as Red Rocks

927 Exchange St. , Emporia

Steinsplitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gillette,Almerin

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

White,William Allen

Significant Year:

1944, 1899

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Literature, Communications, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling