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

Wilson 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 Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site, Brush Creek Bridge, US Post Office--Fredonia and US Post Office--Neodesha and Brown Hotel.

The famous person Carrie Louisa Burson Brown is associated with one of more of the Wilson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilson County places including A.P. McBride, Cam Bloom, Bernard J. Steffen, Louis Simon, Lenore Thomas, Henry Dooley, J.W. Doney and John Barton. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilson Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Early Commercial.

Brown Hotel (added 1995 - - #95000863)

Also known as 205-3930-0018

523 Main St. , Neodesha

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Brown Hotel (Boundary Increase) (added 2008 - - #08000690)

Also known as 205-3930-00018, 205-3930-00010

519-523 Main St. , Neodesha

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dooley, Henry

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Italianate

Historic Person:

Brown, Carrie Louisa Burson

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Other, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Brush Creek Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001419)

0.5 mi. S of Coyville , Coyville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Flack, Dr. A. C., House (added 1989 - - #89001463)

303 N. 8th St. , Fredonia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Gold Dust Hotel (added 1991 - - #91001542)

Also known as Hotel Cunningham;Farris Hotel;Gold Dust Hotel;Apartments 205

402 N. Seventh St. , Fredonia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Doney,J.W., Barton,John

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site (added 1974 - - #74000846)

E. Mill St. , Neodesha

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

US Post Office--Fredonia (added 1989 - - #89001638)

Also known as Fredonia United States Post Office

428 Madison St. , Fredonia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Thomas,Lenore

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Politics/Government, 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

US Post Office--Neodesha (added 1989 - - #89001647)

Also known as Neodesha United States Post Office

123 N. Fifth St. , Neodesha

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simon,Louis, Steffen,Bernard J.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Politics/Government, 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