Historic Districts
Kansas - Butler County
Butler County Kansas has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Butler County Courthouse, Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge, Muddy Creek Bridge, Polecat Creek Bridge and US Post Office--Augusta.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Butler County places including Matheim & Walker, Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co., R.R. Green, Donald Silks, George P. & Sons Washburn, WPA, Jacob Wiebe, T.R. Reed, Bill Wiens and John F. Stanton. Prominent architectural styles found in Butler Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Art Deco.

Augusta Theater (added 1990 - - #90001577)
525 State St. , Augusta
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Lite Craft Neon Co.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank (added 1993 - - #93000843)
Also known as 015-0000-0250;Frisco Water Tank
Jct. of Third and D Sts. , Beaumont
MadameGraffigny, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
St. Louis,Wichita & Western Railway
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Butler County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000390)
205 W. Central Ave. , El Dorado
MadameGraffigny, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Matheim & Walker, Washburn, George P. & Sons
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Douglass Township Community Building (added 1995 - - #95000512)
Also known as 015-1390-0001
206 S. Forest , Douglass
Art davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA, Hamilton, J.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
El Dorado Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000931)
Also known as El Dorado Carnegie Library Building
101 S. Star , El Dorado
Kaethesson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sharp Brothers, Stanton,John F.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
El Dorado Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000855)
Roughly 1 blk. E. & W. of N. & S. Main Sts. from E. 3rd to E. Locust Aves., El Dorado
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El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot (added 1994 - - #94000429)
Also known as 015-1540-0010
430 N. Main St. , El Dorado
Art davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tucker, E. M.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gish, Amos H., Building (added 2012 - - #12000383)
317 S. Main, Eldorado
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
James, C. N., Cabin (added 1973 - - #73000745)
Also known as Augusta Historical Museum
305 State St. , Augusta
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000377)
Also known as 08-HT-05
SW 160th Rd., 0.5 mi. W of int. with Purity Springs Rd. , Bois D'Arc
MadameGraffigny, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Loomis-Parry House (added 2009 - - #09000495)
1003 State St. , Augusta
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Moyle, John, Building (added 2014 - - #14000347)
605 & 607 N. State St., Augusta
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Muddy Creek Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001425)
Off US 77 , Douglass
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Green,R.R.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Oak Lawn Farm Dairy Barn (added 2005 - - #05001202)
12464 NW Meadowlark , Whitewater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wiens, Bill, Wiebe, Jacob
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Oldham, James T., House (added 2006 - - #06001054)
Also known as 015-1540-0015
321 S. Denver St. , El Dorado
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Polecat Creek Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001438)
5 mi. W and 2 mi. S of Douglass , Douglass
Art davis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Smith, Ray L., House (added 2015 - - #14001117)
El Dorado, El Dorado
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Towanda Masonic Lodge No. 30 A.F. and A.M. (added 2004 - - #03001392)
Also known as Towanda Area Historical Museum 015-5420-0003
401 Main St. , Towanda
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reed, T.R.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
US Post Office--Augusta (added 1989 - - #89001632)
Also known as Augusta United States Post Office
119 E. Fifth St. , Augusta
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Silks,Donald
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
Viets Block (added 2012 - - #12000202)
427, 429, & 431 State St., Augusta
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Yingling Brothers Auto Company (added 2011 - - #11000409)
411 S. Main St., El Dorado
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
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