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

Osborne County Kansas has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Geodetic Center of the United States, Downs Missouri Pacific Depot, East Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss Bridge and Osborne County Courthouse and Downs Carnegie Library.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Osborne County places including Missouri Valley Bridge Co., J.C. & Squires Holland, C. Cork, Missouri Pacific RR, A.T. Simmons, A. Henry Phlman, W.N. Penland, L.C. Beisner and J.M. Kennedy. Prominent architectural styles found in Osborne Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Romanesque.

Downs Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000966)

504 S. Morgan , Downs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kennedy,J.M., Simmons,A.T.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

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

Downs Missouri Pacific Depot (added 2001 - - #01001093)

710 Railroad St. , Downs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Missouri Pacific RR

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

East Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000361)

Also known as 71-LT-22

W 290th Dr., 0.8 mi. E of jct. with S. 50th Ave., 2.0 mi. S and 4.0 mi. E of Cheyenne , Delhi

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Missouri Valley Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Geodetic Center of the United States (added 1973 - - #73000772)

Also known as Meades Ranch Triangulation Station;North American Datum

17 mi. SE of Osborne off U.S. 281 on Meade's Ranch , Osborne

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Other

Current Function:

Other

IOOF Lodge (added 2002 - - #02000491)

Also known as 141-0140-0006

Jct. of Nicholas and Mill Sts. , Alton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Natoma Presbyterian Church (added 2006 - - #06001052)

Also known as 141-3920-0005

408 N. 3rd St. , Natoma

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beisner, L.C., Phlman, A. Henry

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Osborne County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000392)

423 W. Main St. , Osborne

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holland, J.C. & Squires, Cork, C.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Osborne Public Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000967)

Third and Main , Osborne

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Penland,W.N.

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