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

Rice County Kansas has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site Number 14RC10, Archeological Site Number 14RC11, Malone Archeological Site, Tobias-Thompson Complex and Cooper Hall.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Quivira, Great Bend Aspect, Little River, Great Bond and Wichita dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rice County places including William Gall, Evans,George,H., Mann & Co., Cuthbert and Son, Holland, J.C., and Son, Helwig & Sons, R.W. Stookey, Washburn,George P. and & Son. Prominent architectural styles found in Rice Country are Art Deco, Italianate and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Archeological Site Number 14RC10 (added 1982 - - #82004887)

Also known as Peverley

Address Restricted , Little River

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Archeological Site Number 14RC11 (added 1982 - - #82004866)

Address Restricted , Little River

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Beckett, Charles K., House (added 2009 - - #08001350)

210 W. Main , Sterling

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Cooper Hall (added 1974 - - #74000845)

Also known as Cooper Memorial College Building

N. Broadway Ave. , Sterling

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Evans,George,H., Gall,William

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Lyons High School (added 2005 - - #05000556)

Also known as Lyons Middle School

401 S. Douglas Ave. , Lyons

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Helwig & Sons, Mann & Co.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

Malone Archeological Site (added 1972 - - #72000523)

Also known as 14RC5

Address Restricted , Lyons

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Quivira

Period of Significance:

1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Rice County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000401)

101 W. Commercial St. , Lyons

Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cuthbert and Son, Holland, J.C., and Son

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

Santa Fe Trail--Rice County Trail Segments (added 1995 - - #95000582)

Also known as Ralph's Ruts;NPS Master Plan #93A

Bushton Blacktop (FAS Hwy. 570), 3/4 mi. N of US 56 , Chase

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Saxman Site (added 1976 - - #76000837)

Also known as 14RC301

Address Restricted , Saxman

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Great Bend Aspect

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Shay Building (added 2010 - - #10000179)

Also known as KSHS: 159-5225-0012, NPS: 17836

202 S. Broadway Ave. , Sterling

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Professional, Specialty Store

Station Little Arkansas (added 1995 - - #95000583)

Also known as Camp Grierson Military Camp;NPS Master Plan 88

5 mi. S of US 56 on FAS Hwy. 443, 3/4 mi. W on gravel rd. , Windom

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Military Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Sterling Free Public Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000969)

132 N. Broadway , Sterling

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stookey,R.W., Washburn,George P., & Son

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor 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

Tobias-Thompson Complex (added 1966 - - #66000349)

Also known as Little River Archeological District (14RC2,3,8,9,12,13,14,40

Address Restricted , Geneseo

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Little River, Great Bond, Wichita

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields