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

Douglas County Kansas (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lane University and Parmenter Memorial Hall, Bell, George and Annie, House, East Lawrence Industrial Historic District and Goodrich, Eugene F., House.

The famous person Boener, William and et al. is associated with one of more of the Douglas County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Douglas County places including Elijah Vermilya. Prominent architectural styles found in Douglas Country are Gothic Revival, Italian Villa and Italianate.

Bell, George and Annie, House (added 1983 - - #83000423)

1008 Ohio St. , Lawrence

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

East Lawrence Industrial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001250)

619 E. 8th St., 804-846 Pennsylvania St., and 716 E 9th St. , Lawrence

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Goodrich, Eugene F., House (added 2001 - - #01001123)

1711 Massachusetts St. , Lawrence

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Professional

Lane University (added 1971 - - #71000313)

E side of Lecompton , Lecompton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Parmenter Memorial Hall (added 1977 - - #77000579)

Also known as Science Hall;Old Science Hall

8th and Dearborn Sts. , Baldwin City

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Steele, J. C., House (added 1982 - - #74000827)

E of Clinton , Clinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Vermilya--Boener House (added 1992 - - #91001961)

Also known as 045-0000-0014

NW of jct. of US 24, US 59 and US 40 , Lawrence

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vermilya,Elijah

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Italian Villa

Historic Person:

Boener, William, et al.

Significant Year:

1905, 1866, 1868

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use