National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kansas
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kansas.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 27 properties listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]
Current listings
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augusta Theater |  |
October 31, 1990 (#90001577) |
525 State St. 37°40′37″N 96°59′22″W / 37.6769°N 96.9894°W / 37.6769; -96.9894 (Augusta Theater) | Augusta | |
| 2 | Beaumont Hotel | February 3, 2012 (#11001078) |
11651 SE Main St. 37°39′21″N 96°31′58″W / 37.6559°N 96.5329°W / 37.6559; -96.5329 (Beaumont Hotel) | Beaumont | ||
| 3 | Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Retention Pond | October 6, 2011 (#11000724) |
SE 116th St. & SE Beaumont Rd. 37°39′19″N 96°32′06″W / 37.6553°N 96.535°W / 37.6553; -96.535 (Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Retention Pond) | Beaumont | ||
| 4 | Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank |  |
August 19, 1993 (#93000843) |
Junction of 3rd and D Sts. 37°39′18″N 96°31′51″W / 37.655°N 96.5308°W / 37.655; -96.5308 (Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank) | Beaumont | Built in 1875, in Beaumont, Kansas, serving steam locomotives on the St. Louis, Wichita & Western Railway. |
| 5 | Butler County Courthouse |  |
April 26, 2002 (#02000390) |
205 W. Central Ave. 37°49′01″N 96°51′06″W / 37.8169°N 96.8517°W / 37.8169; -96.8517 (Butler County Courthouse) | El Dorado | On December 3, 1908, the corner stone was laid; construction was completed the following year. Architects, George P. Washburn & Sons of Ottawa. |
| 6 | Creed-Mills House | June 25, 2013 (#13000430) |
219 North Maple Street 37°31′17″N 97°01′05″W / 37.5214°N 97.0180°W / 37.5214; -97.0180 (Creed-Mills House) | Douglass | ||
| 7 | Douglass Township Community Building |  |
April 27, 1995 (#95000512) |
206 S. Forest 37°31′05″N 97°00′56″W / 37.5181°N 97.0156°W / 37.5181; -97.0156 (Douglass Township Community Building) | Douglass | |
| 8 | El Dorado Carnegie Library |  |
June 25, 1987 (#87000931) |
101 S. Star 37°49′00″N 96°51′17″W / 37.8167°N 96.8547°W / 37.8167; -96.8547 (El Dorado Carnegie Library) | El Dorado | |
| 9 | El Dorado Historic District |  |
October 30, 2013 (#13000855) |
Roughly 1 blk. E. & W. of N. & S. Main Sts. from E. 3rd to E. Locust Aves. 37°49′03″N 96°50′59″W / 37.8174°N 96.8498°W / 37.8174; -96.8498 (El Dorado Historic District) | El Dorado | |
| 10 | El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot |  |
May 6, 1994 (#94000429) |
430 N. Main St. 37°49′18″N 96°50′57″W / 37.8217°N 96.8492°W / 37.8217; -96.8492 (El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot) | El Dorado | A one-story red-brick building with a red-tile roof and wide, overhanging eaves, designed by E. M. Tucker, Chief Engineer of the Missouri Pacific, in the Mission architectural style. Built in 1918. |
| 11 | First Presbyterian Church of De Graff | June 27, 2014 (#14000346) |
1145 NW. 108th St, Burns, KS (mailing address) 37°58′51″N 96°51′44″W / 37.9807°N 96.8621°W / 37.9807; -96.8621 (First Presbyterian Church of De Graff) | De Graff | ||
| 12 | Amos H. Gish Building |  |
July 3, 2012 (#12000383) |
317 S. Main 37°48′54″N 96°51′01″W / 37.8149°N 96.8502°W / 37.8149; -96.8502 (Amos H. Gish Building) | El Dorado | In 1917, Amos Gish commissioned T.R. Reed to build the Amos H. Gish Building. Amos Gish operated his veterinary practice and lived with his family on the second-story and leased the first-story front to retail and the rear as garage space to auto and storage businesses. |
| 13 | C. N. James Cabin |  |
April 13, 1973 (#73000745) |
305 State St. 37°39′53″N 96°58′46″W / 37.6647°N 96.9794°W / 37.6647; -96.9794 (C. N. James Cabin) | Augusta | |
| 14 | Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge |  |
May 9, 2003 (#03000377) |
SW. 160th Rd., ½ mile west of its intersection with Purity Springs Rd. 37°35′46″N 96°55′24″W / 37.5961°N 96.9233°W / 37.5961; -96.9233 (Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge) | Bois D'Arc | |
| 15 | Loomis-Parry Residence |  |
July 8, 2009 (#09000495) |
1003 State St. 37°40′56″N 96°58′44″W / 37.6823°N 96.9790°W / 37.6823; -96.9790 (Loomis-Parry Residence) | Augusta | |
| 16 | John Moyle Building |  |
June 27, 2014 (#14000347) |
605 & 607 N. State St. 37°40′40″N 96°58′45″W / 37.6778°N 96.9792°W / 37.6778; -96.9792 (John Moyle Building) | Augusta | |
| 17 | Muddy Creek Bridge | July 2, 1985 (#85001425) |
Off U.S. Route 77 37°32′03″N 96°57′04″W / 37.5342°N 96.9511°W / 37.5342; -96.9511 (Muddy Creek Bridge) | Douglass | ||
| 18 | Oak Lawn Farm Dairy Barn | November 5, 2005 (#05001202) |
12464 NW. Meadowlark 38°00′24″N 97°05′46″W / 38.0067°N 97.0961°W / 38.0067; -97.0961 (Oak Lawn Farm Dairy Barn) | Whitewater | ||
| 19 | James T. Oldham House |  |
November 21, 2006 (#06001054) |
321 S. Denver St. 37°48′53″N 96°51′23″W / 37.8147°N 96.8564°W / 37.8147; -96.8564 (James T. Oldham House) | El Dorado | |
| 20 | Polecat Creek Bridge |  |
July 2, 1985 (#85001438) |
5 miles west and 2 miles south of Douglass 37°29′23″N 97°06′33″W / 37.4897°N 97.1092°W / 37.4897; -97.1092 (Polecat Creek Bridge) | Douglass | |
| 21 | Ray L. Smith House |  |
January 7, 2015 (#14001117) |
812 W. Central Ave. 37°49′03″N 96°51′37″W / 37.8175°N 96.8603°W / 37.8175; -96.8603 (Ray L. Smith House) | El Dorado | |
| 22 | Towanda Masonic Lodge No. 30 A.F. and A.M. | January 14, 2004 (#03001392) |
401 Main St. 37°47′44″N 97°00′09″W / 37.7956°N 97.0025°W / 37.7956; -97.0025 (Towanda Masonic Lodge No. 30 A.F. and A.M.) | Towanda | ||
| 23 | US Post Office-Augusta |  |
October 17, 1989 (#89001632) |
119 E. 5th St. 37°40′33″N 96°58′38″W / 37.6758°N 96.9772°W / 37.6758; -96.9772 (US Post Office-Augusta) | Augusta | |
| 24 | Viets Block |  |
April 16, 2012 (#12000202) |
427, 429, & 431 State St. 37°40′34″N 96°58′45″W / 37.6760°N 96.9793°W / 37.6760; -96.9793 (Viets Block) | Augusta | |
| 25 | Walnut River Crossing of the Cherokee/Fayetteville Oregon-California Trail | September 30, 2019 (#100004457) |
Address Restricted | El Dorado | ||
| 26 | Whitewater Falls Stock Farm | October 8, 2014 (#14000828) |
433 Falls Rd. 37°49′53″N 97°02′20″W / 37.8313°N 97.0388°W / 37.8313; -97.0388 (Whitewater Falls Stock Farm) | Towanda | ||
| 27 | Yingling Brothers Auto Company |  |
July 5, 2011 (#11000409) |
411 S. Main St. 37°48′51″N 96°51′01″W / 37.8142°N 96.8503°W / 37.8142; -96.8503 (Yingling Brothers Auto Company) | El Dorado | Roadside Kansas MPS |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kansas.
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Kansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas
References
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |