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

Leavenworth County Kansas (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Fort Leavenworth and Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Abernathy Furniture Company Factory (Boundary Increase), Arch Street Historic District and Holman, Alice and Edwin, Farmstead.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Leavenworth County places including James A. McGonigle, Curtiss, Louis, et al., William Pratt Feth, Myron K. Feth and Louis Curtiss. Prominent architectural styles found in Leavenworth Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Abernathy Furniture Company Factory (Boundary Increase) (added 2016 - - #16000131)

100 N. 2nd St., Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1974 AD

Arch Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000718)

Roughly bounded by Arch, Pine, S. Second and S. Third Sts. , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Feth, William Pratt, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Fort Leavenworth (added 1966 - - #66000346)

Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation , Leavenworth

Greverod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Fortification

Holman, Alice and Edwin, Farmstead (added 2023 - - #100008785)

26352 New Lawrence Dr., Leavenworth

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Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Leavenworth Downtown Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000389)

Roughly Cheokee St., Delaware St., S. Fifth St., and Shawnee St. , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Museum, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Leavenworth Historic Industrial District (added 2002 - - #02000406)

Roughly Third St. Choctaw St., Second St. and Cherokee St. , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility

North Broadway Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000719)

Along N. Broadway bet. Seneca and Ottawa Sts. , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Feth, William Pratt, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Garden, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

North Esplanade Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000587)

203--515 N. Esplanade , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

South Esplanade Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000720)

Roughly bounded by Arch, Olive and S. Second Sts and RR , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Feth, Myron K., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Third Avenue Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000721)

Roughly bounded by 2nd and Aves. and Congress and Middle Sts , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Feth, Myron K., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Union Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000722)

Roughly bounded by Chestnut, Congress, S. 6th and W. 7th Sts. , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Feth, William Pratt

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (added 1999 - - #99000456)

Also known as Department of Veterans Affairs, Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center

US 73 , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McGonigle, James A., Curtiss, Louis, et al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Funerary, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Hospital

Current Function:

Funerary, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Hospital

Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000671)

Also known as Department of Veterans Affairs, Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical

Roughly bounded by US 73, Missouri Pacific Railroad and Missouri R., Limit St. and KS 5 , Leavenworth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Curtiss, Louis, McGonigle, James A.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History, Health/Medicine, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Funerary, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Hospital

Current Function:

Funerary, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Hospital