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

Sumner County Kansas has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Salter House, Bartlett Arboretum, Buresh Archeological Site, Old Oxford Mill and US Post Office--Caldwell.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Wichita dating back to 500.

The famous person Susanna Madora Salter is associated with one of more of the Sumner County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumner County places including Oliver Kinsey, Glenn & Margaret Bartlett, D.N. Cook, Louis Simon, John Hewitt, Kenneth Evett, Dr. Walter E. Bartlett, Ellis and Co. Charles, Roberts, R.H.; Brostrom, E.O; Mitche and J.K.; Boiler Smith & White; Taylor. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumner Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Colonial Revival.

Bartlett Arboretum (added 2010 - - #10000180)

Also known as 191-227, Bartlett Park

SW Corner of HWY 55 and Line St. , Belle Plaine

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bartlett, Glenn & Margaret, Bartlett, Dr. Walter E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Research Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling

Buresh Archeological Site (added 1971 - - #71000333)

Also known as 14SR303

Address Restricted , Caldwell

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Wichita

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Caldwell Carnegie Library (added 1983 - - #83000443)

13 N. Osage St. , Caldwell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McCune,Fred G.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Education, Social

Current Sub-function:

Library, Meeting Hall

Downtown Wellington Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000600)

Roughly bounded by 19th St., 4th St., Jefferson Ave. and the alley behind the Washington Ave. facing buildings , Wellington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Roberts, R.H.; Brostrom, E.O; Mitche, Smith & White; Taylor, J.K.; Boiler

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Hospital, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Customhouse, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater

Old Oxford Mill (added 1982 - - #82002677)

NE of Oxford , Oxford

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Salter House (added 1971 - - #71000332)

Also known as Salter Home

220 W. Garfield St. , Argonia

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Salter,Susanna Madora

Significant Year:

1887, 1885, 1884

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Smith, Edwin, House (added 2004 - - #04000450)

Also known as 191-5730-0016, Pink House

114 S. Jefferson , Wellington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Charles, Ellis and Co.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Smith, H.F., House (added 2007 - - #07000318)

Also known as 191-5730-0020

721 W. Harvey Ave. , Wellington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dumont, Elbert

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Spring Creek School (added 1997 - - #97000410)

4 mi. N of US 81, approximately 4 mi. NE of Caldwell , Corbin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

US Post Office--Caldwell (added 1989 - - #89001635)

Also known as Caldwell United States Post Office

14 N. Main St. , Caldwell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simon,Louis, Evett,Kenneth

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Art, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

Wellington Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000973)

121 W. Seventh , Wellington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mitchell,J.H., Terry,L.W.

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