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

Osage County Kansas has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Pratt Truss Bridge and Cow-Killer Archeological Site, Banner Hereford Farm, Hunt, Samuel, Grave and Karnes Stone Barn.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Plains Woodland, Archaic and Middle Ceramic dating back to 2999 BC.

The famous person Peterson, John and et al. is associated with one of more of the Osage County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Osage County places including Topeka & Santa Fe RR Atchison, Harvey Stivers, Charles J. Leighty, G.R. Bronson, W.E. Hulse, John Peterson, Robert E. Leighty, Laird Construction Reyburn and Keene & Simpson. Prominent architectural styles found in Osage Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Arvonia School (added 2012 - - #12000387)

S. 9th St., Lebo

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, European

Period of Significance:

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

Arvonia Township Hall (added 2017 - - #100000516)

0000 West 9th Street, Lebo

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Ethnic Heritage, European

Period of Significance:

1916-1940 AD

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Pratt Truss Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000364)

Also known as 70-HT-06

SE Pine St., 0.1 mi. S of int. with E. Emporia St. , Melvern

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR

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

Banner Hereford Farm (added 1998 - - #98000659)

Also known as Peterson--Bailey Farm

19355 S. Berryton Rd. , Scranton

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Peterson, John, et al.

Significant Year:

1943, 1880, 1909

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Calvinistic Methodist Church (added 2012 - - #12000388)

8090 W. 9th St., Lebo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

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

Cow-Killer Archeological Site (added 1975 - - #75000719)

Also known as 14OS347

Address Restricted , Melvern

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Plains Woodland, Archaic, Middle Ceramic

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Government

Hunt, Samuel, Grave (added 1995 - - #95000586)

Also known as NPS Master Plan #68

KS 31 E of crossing of I-335 (Kansas Tpk.), Burlingame Township , Burlingame

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Karnes Stone Barn (added 2004 - - #03001468)

Also known as 139-0000-0275

4204 E. 129th St. , Carbondale

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bronson, G.R.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Lyndon Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000965)

127 E. Sixth , Lyndon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reyburn,Laird Construction, Keene & Simpson

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

Osage City Santa Fe Depot (added 1989 - - #89000386)

508 Market , Osage City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stivers,Harvey

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Osage County Courthouse (added 2007 - - #07000320)

Also known as 139-3360-0001

717 Topeka Ave. , Lyndon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hulse, W.E.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Rapp School District No. 50 (added 1995 - - #95000944)

Also known as 139-4210-0027

US 56 NW of Osage City , Osage City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Leighty, Robert E., Leighty, Charles J.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Museum

Schuyler Grade School (added 2011 - - #11000193)

117 S Dacotah, Burlingame

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924