Historic Districts
Kansas - Osborne County
Osborne County Kansas has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Geodetic Center of the United States, Downs Missouri Pacific Depot, East Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss Bridge and Osborne County Courthouse and Downs Carnegie Library.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Osborne County places including Missouri Valley Bridge Co., J.C. & Squires Holland, C. Cork, Missouri Pacific RR, A.T. Simmons, A. Henry Phlman, W.N. Penland, L.C. Beisner and J.M. Kennedy. Prominent architectural styles found in Osborne Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Romanesque.

Downs Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000966)
504 S. Morgan , Downs
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kennedy,J.M., Simmons,A.T.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
Downs Missouri Pacific Depot (added 2001 - - #01001093)
710 Railroad St. , Downs
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Missouri Pacific RR
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
East Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss Bridge (added 2003 - - #03000361)
Also known as 71-LT-22
W 290th Dr., 0.8 mi. E of jct. with S. 50th Ave., 2.0 mi. S and 4.0 mi. E of Cheyenne , Delhi
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Missouri Valley Bridge 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
Geodetic Center of the United States (added 1973 - - #73000772)
Also known as Meades Ranch Triangulation Station;North American Datum
17 mi. SE of Osborne off U.S. 281 on Meade's Ranch , Osborne
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Other
Current Function:
Other
IOOF Lodge (added 2002 - - #02000491)
Also known as 141-0140-0006
Jct. of Nicholas and Mill Sts. , Alton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Natoma Presbyterian Church (added 2006 - - #06001052)
Also known as 141-3920-0005
408 N. 3rd St. , Natoma
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beisner, L.C., Phlman, A. Henry
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Osborne County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000392)
423 W. Main St. , Osborne
Jmorgan1959, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holland, J.C. & Squires, Cork, C.
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
Osborne Public Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000967)
Third and Main , Osborne
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Penland,W.N.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
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