National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas facts for kids

Location of Morris County in Kansas

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

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

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	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 / 38.668611°N 96.448056°W / 38.668611; -96.448056 (Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn)	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		May 26, 2000 (#00000533)	K-2 38°32′11″N 96°52′53″W / 38.536389°N 96.881389°W / 38.536389; -96.881389 (Oscar Carlson House)	Burdick	Designed and built in 1930 by Swen Johnson and Oscar Carlson, this is a one and a half story farmhouse bungalow containing many built-in features for convenience.
3	Cottage House Hotel		August 4, 1988 (#88001172)	25 N. Neosho 38°39′42″N 96°29′23″W / 38.661667°N 96.489722°W / 38.661667; -96.489722 (Cottage House Hotel)	Council Grove
4	Council Grove Carnegie Library		June 25, 1987 (#87000963)	303 W. Main 38°39′35″N 96°29′37″W / 38.659722°N 96.493611°W / 38.659722; -96.493611 (Council Grove Carnegie Library)	Council Grove
5	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 / 38.661111°N 96.492222°W / 38.661111; -96.492222 (Council Grove Downtown Historic District)	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		October 15, 1966 (#66000347)	U.S. Route 56 38°39′32″N 96°28′44″W / 38.658889°N 96.478889°W / 38.658889; -96.478889 (Council Grove Historic District)	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		October 11, 2001 (#01001092)	512 E. Main St. 38°39′43″N 96°28′48″W / 38.661944°N 96.48°W / 38.661944; -96.48 (Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot)	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		June 3, 1976 (#76000834)	130 W. Main 38°39′41″N 96°29′24″W / 38.661389°N 96.49°W / 38.661389; -96.49 (Council Grove National Bank)	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 / 38.616111°N 96.762222°W / 38.616111; -96.762222 (Diamond Spring)	Wilsey
10	Farmers and Drovers Bank		June 21, 1971 (#71000321)	201 and 203 W. Main St. 38°39′51″N 96°29′21″W / 38.664167°N 96.489167°W / 38.664167; -96.489167 (Farmers and Drovers Bank)	Council Grove	Originally just 201 W. Main; 203 W. Main added in boundary increase of February 19, 1982
11	First Baptist Church		July 28, 1995 (#95000915)	325 W. Main St. 38°39′35″N 96°29′34″W / 38.659722°N 96.492778°W / 38.659722; -96.492778 (First Baptist Church)	Council Grove
12	Four Mile Creek Lattice		January 4, 1990 (#89002181)	Over Four Mile Creek, southeast of Wilsey 38°36′33″N 96°39′21″W / 38.609167°N 96.655833°W / 38.609167; -96.655833 (Four Mile Creek Lattice)	Wilsey
13	Furney Farm		July 12, 2006 (#06000596)	649 E. K-56 38°39′45″N 96°27′15″W / 38.6625°N 96.454167°W / 38.6625; -96.454167 (Furney Farm)	Council Grove
14	Seth Hays House		September 25, 1975 (#75000718)	203 Wood St. 38°39′32″N 96°29′18″W / 38.658889°N 96.488333°W / 38.658889; -96.488333 (Seth Hays House)	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.
15	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 / 38.6621°N 96.4941°W / 38.6621; -96.4941 (Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill)	Council Grove
16	Jenkins Building		May 19, 2004 (#04000451)	101 W. Mackenzie St. 38°47′44″N 96°44′08″W / 38.795556°N 96.735556°W / 38.795556; -96.735556 (Jenkins Building)	White City
17	Last Chance Store		June 21, 1971 (#71000322)	500 W. Main St. 38°39′47″N 96°29′35″W / 38.663056°N 96.493056°W / 38.663056; -96.493056 (Last Chance Store)	Council Grove	A contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District
18	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 / 38.629722°N 96.421111°W / 38.629722; -96.421111 (Little John Creek Reserve)	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.
19	Old Kaw Mission		March 24, 1971 (#71000323)	500 N. Mission St. 38°39′57″N 96°29′38″W / 38.665916°N 96.493958°W / 38.665916; -96.493958 (Old Kaw Mission)	Council Grove
20	Simcock House		March 11, 1982 (#82004888)	206-208 Columbia St. 38°39′43″N 96°29′29″W / 38.661944°N 96.491389°W / 38.661944; -96.491389 (Simcock House)	Council Grove
21	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 / 38.605556°N 96.854444°W / 38.605556; -96.854444 (Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District)	Burdick
22	US Post Office-Council Grove		October 17, 1989 (#89001636)	103 W. Main St. 38°39′39″N 96°29′16″W / 38.660833°N 96.487778°W / 38.660833; -96.487778 (US Post Office-Council Grove)	Council Grove
23	William Young Archeological Site		February 24, 1971 (#71000324)	Address Restricted	Council Grove