National and State Registers of Historic Places

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Hancock (12th Street) Historic District

roughly along W. 12th St., from Oread Ave. to Mississippi St.
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Jul 21, 2004

Architect: William Griffith
Area of Significance: domestic; single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
Thematic Nomination: Historic Resources of Lawrence (2001)

Haskell Institute

23rd and Barker Avenue
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Oct 15, 1966

National Historic Landmark, 7/4/1961

Architect: unknown
Area of Significance: school
Architectural Style(s): Classical Revival; Romanesque

Founded in 1884, Haskell Institute was one of the first large off-reservation boarding schools for Indian students established by the Federal government. With the exception of the Haskell Institute Cemetery, no structures remain from the earliest period of building and development extending from 1884 to 1894. There are five buildings, which date from the secondary period of expansion, between 1895 and 1915. The third period of development at the Institute extended from the 1920s until the mid 1930s. There are six structures, which date from this period and are thematically related to the school's historical development. Today, Haskell continues to serve the educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native people from across the United States.

Henry Waters House

1124 New Jersey St.
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Jan 4, 2023

Architect: Thomas Dee
Area of Significance: domestic
Architectural Style(s): Italianate
Thematic Nomination: Historic Resources of Lawrence (2001)

The Henry Waters house is a two-story Italianate brick building constructed in 1872. The period of significance begins in 1872 when the Waters House was constructed. The house is important as it was designed to include a cellar that originally housed a processing and distribution operation for patent medicines. Henry Waters was a successful businessman with a patent medicine with C. Wakefield & Company, members of the Proprietary Association of America, the patent medicine manufacturing trade association. These medicines referred to ingredients that had been granted government protection. Most producers were quite similar to their competitors using vegetable extracts laced with alcohol.

Henry, William, House

344 N 1925 Rd
Lecompton (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Sep 30, 2019

Architect: Unknown
Area of Significance: domestic
Architectural Style(s): Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals

The William Henry Residence, located at 344 N 1925 Road in Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas, is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for architecture. Constructed in 1873, the building is an excellent local example of the National Folkstyle of architecture, which is classified as a Late 19th Century Style occurring between 1850-1930. The residence retains a high level of integrity on the exterior and interior, which portrays its original design and construction. Its period of significance begins in 1872-1890 to account for the early historic alterations that occurred. The building is well maintained and continues to portray its National Folkstyle design.

National Register Nomination

Holy Family Catholic Church

911 East Ninth Street
Eudora (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Oct 2, 2020

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: religious facility
Architectural Style(s): Gothic Revival; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals

The Holy Family Catholic Church is an example of early religious architecture in Douglas County, Kansas and Gothic Revival style. Not only is Holy Family Church one of the oldest structures in the Eudora community, church records show it is the oldest Catholic church still standing in the state of Kansas and in use. This building is also associated with the settlement of Eudora, which was a farming community that began as a German town settlement. The church reflects the community through their continual donated labor and funds by church and community members.

House Building

729-731 Massachusetts
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in State Register Dec 9, 2000

Architect: Josiah Miller
Area of Significance: restaurant; specialty store; post office; meeting hall
Architectural Style(s): Commercial Style

State Register Nomination

House, Edward, House

1646 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Apr 18, 2007

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Queen Anne; Late Victorian

The Edward House House (c. 1894) is significant as an example of balloon-frame Free Classic Queen Anne residential architecture. The Queen Anne style became the dominant residential style in America from 1880 until 1910. Known for its asymmetry and rich surface textures, the style provided an opportunity for both high-style designers and vernacular builders to incorporate some or all elements of the Queen Anne in residential architecture. Queen Anne features on this house include a steep hipped roof with lower cross gables, tall narrow windows, and decorative eave brackets.

John Kelly Stone Building

777 N 1750 Rd
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in State Register Nov 13, 2021

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: agricultural outbuilding; commerce
Architectural Style(s): Vernacular

The John Kelly Stone building is located on a historic farmstead with several buildings, and historic Oregon-California trail ruts. It is a single-story limestone masonry structure with a side-gable roof. There is an attached wood-framed addition. The building was in severe disrepair as of 2013, and it went under a large reconstruction project. The building was taken down and reconstructed stone by stone with a historically compatible mortar with the help of expert stone masons and architecture students. Overall, the building is in good condition and retains its integrity and character-defining features like the native limestone and open roofing system.

Johnson Block Historic District

East side of 800 block of Arkansas St. and West side of 800 Block of Missouri St.
Lawrence (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Mar 14, 2019

Architect: Various
Area of Significance: domestic; secondary structure; single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Bungalow/Craftsman; Prairie School; Tudor Revival; Other; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements

The Johnson Block Historic District is a residential district in Lawrence located eleven blocks east of downtown and three blocks north of the University of Kansas. The district encompasses the east side of the 800 block of Arkansas and the west side of the 800 block of Missouri, including an alley between the two streets. It is a mix of residential property types outlined in Section F of the Multiple Property Document Form “Historic Resources of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.” The residences were built during the “A Quiet University Town, 1900-1945” period described in the MPDF. Located in Lane Place Addition, the residential development initiated by Victor Johnson, a prominent Lawrence businessman, is an example of the southern and western expansion of Lawrence.

National Register nomination

Kansas Homestead of Thomas McQuill(i)an

1320 N 150 Rd
Baldwin City (Douglas County)
Listed in National Register Jun 28, 2021

Architect:
Area of Significance: domestic; single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Late Victorian
Thematic Nomination: Historic Agriculture Related Resources of Kansas

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