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

Morris County Kansas (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Council Grove Historic District, Council Grove Downtown Historic District, Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Morris County places including Louis Simon and C.W. Squires. Prominent architectural styles found in Morris Country are Early Commercial and Late Victorian.

Council Grove Downtown Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000519)

Also known as 127-564

Generally spanning from Neosho River to Belfry on W Main and extending N to Columbia between Neosho and Mission , Council Grove

Cbaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Squires, C.W., Simon, Louis

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Council Grove Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000347)

U.S. 56 , Council Grove

Reddi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000585)

Also known as NPs Master Plan #81

600 ft. E of FAS Hwy. 468, 4 1/4 mi. S of jct. with US 56 , Burdick

SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Road-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings