National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas.

Location of Morris County in Kansas

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 26 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[2]

Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn October 25, 1990
(#90001576)		 North of U.S. Route 56, east of Big John Creek
38°40′07″N 96°26′53″W		 Council Grove Built 1871-1872, the limestone barn measures 76 feet by 40 feet. The stone walls are two feet thick. The roof is of a double truss design of native oak. The property, at one time, was owned by Seth Hayes and it is likely he paid for its construction.
2 Oscar Carlson House
Oscar Carlson House
 May 26, 2000
(#00000533)		 K-2
38°32′11″N 96°52′53″W		 Burdick Designed and built in 1930 by Swen Johnson and Oscar Carlson, this is a ​1 1⁄2-story farmhouse bungalow containing many built-in features for convenience.
3 Cottage House Hotel
Cottage House Hotel
 August 4, 1988
(#88001172)		 25 N. Neosho
38°39′42″N 96°29′23″W		 Council Grove
4 Council Grove Carnegie Library
Council Grove Carnegie Library
 June 25, 1987
(#87000963)		 303 W. Main
38°39′35″N 96°29′37″W		 Council Grove
5 Council Grove Downtown Historic District
Council Grove Downtown Historic District
 July 30, 2010
(#10000519)		 Beginning at the Neosho River on W. Main St. to Belfry St. and extending north to Columbia St. between Neosho and Mission Streets
38°39′40″N 96°29′32″W		 Council Grove The historic district contains seventy-one buildings dating from the mid and late 19th and early 20th century. The earliest building is Conn Mercantile constructed in 1853 and used as a general store and way station for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.
6 Council Grove Historic District
Council Grove Historic District
 October 15, 1966
(#66000347)		 U.S. Route 56
38°39′32″N 96°28′44″W		 Council Grove Council Grove was named in 1825 when Government Survey Commissioners made treaties with Osage Indians which guaranteed safe passage for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.
7 Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot
Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot
 October 11, 2001
(#01001092)		 512 E. Main St.
38°39′43″N 96°28′48″W		 Council Grove The Victorian style depot for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway (also M-K-T or Katy) was built in 1894.
8 Council Grove National Bank
Council Grove National Bank
 June 3, 1976
(#76000834)		 130 W. Main
38°39′41″N 96°29′24″W		 Council Grove Originally chartered in 1878 as the Morris County State Bank, in 1900 it received a national charter as the Council Grove National Bank. After a fire in 1886, the bank commissioned architect J. H. Leedy and builder Louis Peterson, both of Council Grove for a new building which was completed April 28, 1887.
9 Diamond Spring September 30, 1976
(#76000835)		 6 miles west of Wilsey
38°36′58″N 96°45′44″W		 Wilsey
10 Dunlap Colored Cemetery September 14, 2018
(#100002967)		 2050 S 100 Rd.
38°35′15″N 96°21′12″W		 Dunlap vicinity
11 Farmers and Drovers Bank
Farmers and Drovers Bank
 June 21, 1971
(#71000321)		 201 and 203 W. Main St.
38°39′51″N 96°29′21″W		 Council Grove Originally just 201 W. Main; 203 W. Main added in boundary increase of February 19, 1982
12 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
 July 28, 1995
(#95000915)		 325 W. Main St.
38°39′35″N 96°29′34″W		 Council Grove
13 Four Mile Creek Lattice
Four Mile Creek Lattice
 January 4, 1990
(#89002181)		 Over Four Mile Creek, southeast of Wilsey
38°36′33″N 96°39′21″W		 Wilsey
14 Furney Farm July 12, 2006
(#06000596)		 649 E. K-56
38°39′45″N 96°27′15″W		 Council Grove
15 Greenwood Cemetery February 3, 2020
(#100004926)		 West Main St.
38°39′30″N 96°30′04″W		 Council Grove
16 Seth Hays House
Seth Hays House
 September 25, 1975
(#75000718)		 203 Wood St.
38°39′32″N 96°29′18″W		 Council Grove Seth Hayes came to Council Grove in 1847, achieving success as merchant and later, owner of the Hayes House tavern and hotel. The brick house, built in 1866-1867, was home for Seth Hayes, his adopted daughter Kittie Parker Robbins Hayes, and his housekeeper, a freed slave “Aunt Sallie” Taylor. The home is now a museum and contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District.
17 Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill April 14, 2015
(#15000148)		 E. of N. Belfry St., generally from Columbia to Conn Sts.
38°39′44″N 96°29′39″W		 Council Grove
18 Jenkins Building
Jenkins Building
 May 19, 2004
(#04000451)		 101 W. Mackenzie St.
38°47′44″N 96°44′08″W		 White City
19 Last Chance Store
Last Chance Store
 June 21, 1971
(#71000322)		 500 W. Main St.
38°39′47″N 96°29′35″W		 Council Grove A contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District
20 Little John Creek Reserve October 21, 2001
(#01001125)		 South of Council Grove around Little John Creek, E. 1/2, Sec. 29, T 16 S, R 9 E
38°37′47″N 96°25′16″W		 Council Grove From 1846 to 1873, the land was a reserve for the Kansa Indians. The reserve was, for a short period, childhood home to Charles Curtis, representative and senator from Kansas, and, later, Vice President of the United States.
21 Madonna of the Trail
Madonna of the Trail
 March 26, 2018
(#100002245)		 11 E. Main St.
38°39′43″N 96°29′13″W		 Council Grove
22 Old Kaw Mission
Old Kaw Mission
 March 24, 1971
(#71000323)		 500 N. Mission St.
38°39′57″N 96°29′38″W		 Council Grove
23 Simcock House March 11, 1982
(#82004888)		 206-208 Columbia St.
38°39′43″N 96°29′29″W		 Council Grove
24 Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District
Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District
 May 11, 1995
(#95000585)		 600 feet east of FAS Highway 468, 4¼ miles south of junction with U.S. Route 56
38°36′20″N 96°51′16″W		 Burdick
25 US Post Office-Council Grove
US Post Office-Council Grove
 October 17, 1989
(#89001636)		 103 W. Main St.
38°39′39″N 96°29′16″W		 Council Grove
26 William Young Archeological Site February 24, 1971
(#71000324)		 Address Restricted
 Council Grove

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. 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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