Historic Districts
Kansas - Ford County
Ford County Kansas has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sante Fe Trail Ruts, Dodge City Public Library, Mueller-Schmidt House and Sacred Heart Cathedral and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot.

The famous person Hiram T. Burr is associated with one of more of the Ford County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ford County places including Ralph Adams Cram, Frank W. Ferguson, C. W. Squires, John Mueller, J.C. Holland, Co. Preuss & Aimes, Ellis & Charles, James A. Wetmore, Maguolo & Quick and Fellows & Van Sant. Prominent architectural styles found in Ford Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival and Colonial Revival.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot (added 2000 - - #00000791)
Also known as 057-1370-0019
E. Wyatt Earp Blvd. , Dodge City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holland, J.C., Fellows & Van Sant
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Theater
Burr House (added 2008 - - #07001481)
603 W. Spruce , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Burr, Hiram T.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Dodge City Downtown Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000875)
Also known as 057-1379
Roughly bounded by Front St. on the S., 3rd Ave. on the W., Vine St. on the N., and Central Ave. on the E. , Dodge City
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore, James A., et al.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Library, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Library, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Dodge City Municipal Building (added 2013 - - #13000217)
501 W. Spruce St., Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Dodge City Public Library (added 1979 - - #79000954)
Also known as Old Carnegie Library
2nd and Spruce Aves. , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Squires,C. W.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Hennessy Hall, Saint Mary of the Plains Campus (added 2004 - - #03001396)
240 San Jose Dr. , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maguolo & Quick, McCarthy Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Civic, College, Organizational
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (added 1989 - - #88003087)
Also known as Windthorst Catholic Church;St. Mary's Catholic Church
SE of Spearville , Windthorst
SteinsplitterBot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Preuss & Aimes,Co.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Lora Locke Hotel (added 1985 - - #85000012)
Central and Gunsmoke Sts. , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ellis & Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store
Mueller-Schmidt House (added 1972 - - #72000499)
112 E. Vine St. , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mueller,John,et al.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Sacred Heart Cathedral (added 1983 - - #83000426)
903 Central Ave. , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferguson,Frank W., Cram,Ralph Adams
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Santa Fe Trail--Ford County Segment 2 (added 2013 - - #13000488)
SW. corner of Ridge & 129th Rds., Ford
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Sante Fe Trail Ruts (added 1966 - - #66000343)
Also known as Santa Fe Trail Remains
9 mi. W of Dodge City on U.S. 50 , Dodge City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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