Kansas - Geary County
Geary County Kansas has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bogan Archeological Site, Conroe Bridge, Elliott Village Site, First Territorial Capitol and Old Katy Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland, Archaic and Et Al. dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Geary County historic places including Leithoff, Lebrecht Louis, et al., Sitting Bull, James Dixon and A.H. Bartell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Geary County places including Isaac H. Loder, James Barney Marsh, Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co., Holland & Squires, J.C. Holland, Haley Powers, Ziegler & Dalton and Lebrecht Louis Leithoff. Prominent architectural styles found in Geary Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Bartell House (added 1980 - - #80001466)
Also known as Lamer Hotel
6th and Washington Sts. , Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Bartell,A.H.
Significant Year:
1923, 1890, 1879
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Bogan Archeological Site (added 1973 - - #73000756)
Also known as 14GE1
Address Restricted , Junction City
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Pawnee
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Brown, George T, House (added 2006 - - #06001167)
Also known as 061-2790-0072
222 S. Jefferson St. , Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Conroe Bridge (added 1983 - - #83000427)
Also known as Clark's Creek Bridge
E of Junction City , Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marsh,James Barney
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Dixon, James, House (added 1998 - - #98000265)
Also known as Military View Farm
8715 Old Highway 77 , Milford
Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Dixon, James
Significant Year:
1881
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Elliott Village Site (added 1978 - - #78001280)
Also known as 14GE303
Address Restricted , Junction City
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland, Archaic, Et Al.
Period of Significance:
3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
First Territorial Capitol (added 1970 - - #70000249)
On KS 18 in Fort Riley Military Reservation , Junction City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Warehouse
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial Arch (added 2017 - - #100000512)
500 North Washington Street, Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1898-1898 AD
Jackson--McConnell House (added 2012 - - #12000204)
228 W. 5th St., Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Junction City Downtown Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000623)
Roughly both sides of Washington Ave., from 6th to 9th Sts. , Junction City
Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Holland, J.C.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Library, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
Leithoff--Powers Ranch Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000946)
Also known as Deer Creek Ranch;061-0000-0279
KS 57 SE of Junction City , Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Powers, Haley, Leithoff, Lebrecht Louis
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Leithoff, Lebrecht Louis, et al.
Significant Year:
1924, 1873, 1890
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land
Main Post Area, Fort Riley (added 1974 - - #74000837)
NE of Junction City on KS 18 , Junction City
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Sitting Bull
Significant Year:
1852
Area of Significance:
Military, Native American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Monument/Marker, Museum, Single Dwelling
Old Junction City High School (added 1981 - - #81000278)
Also known as Departmental School
Adams and 6th Sts. , Junction City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ziegler & Dalton, Holland & Squires
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Old Katy Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000370)
Also known as Lyon Creek Pratt Truss Bridge, 31-HT-01
Otter Creek Rd., 0.4 mi. S of int with Lyons Creek Rd., 0.5 mi. SE of Wreford , Wreford
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Wetzel, Christian, Cabin (added 1973 - - #73000757)
Also known as Louis Kettlass Cabin
About 2 mi. E of Junction City at jct. of I-70 and KS 57 , Junction City
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Loder,Isaac H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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