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

Rooks County Kansas has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rooks County Courthouse, Rooks County Record Building, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Thomas Barn.

The famous person William Ulysses Grant Thomas is associated with one of more of the Rooks County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rooks County places including Cuthbert and Sons, Frank C. Squires, Robert Brittian, Frank K. Rothenberger, Joe Glodfelty and Henry W. Brinkman. Prominent architectural styles found in Rooks Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Romanesque.

Rooks County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000400)

115 N. Walnut St. , Stockton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Squires, Frank C., Cuthbert and Sons

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

Rooks County Record Building (added 2005 - - #05000555)

Also known as F.E. Young Building

501 Main , Stockton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Communications Facility, Post Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

St. Joseph Catholic Church (added 2005 - - #05001203)

Also known as St. Joseph Catholic Church

105 N. Oak St. , Damar

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brinkman, Henry W., Rothenberger, Frank K.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Thomas Barn (added 2004 - - #91001104)

Also known as 163-0000-0014

NE of Woodston, near Osborne Co. line , Woodston

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Glodfelty,Joe, Brittian,Robert

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Thomas,William Ulysses Grant

Significant Year:

1912, 1910

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum