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Kansas - Russell County
Russell County Kansas has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 8 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site Number 14RU10, Archeological Site Number 14RU313, Archeological Site Number 14RU314, Archeological Site Number 14RU315 and Archeological Site Number 14RU316.

The famous person Dinsmoor,Samuel and P. is associated with one of more of the Russell County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Russell County places including Dinsmoor,Samuel,P., Martyl Schweig, Hiram Anspaugh, Brack Implements, Great Bend, KS, WPA, Harvey Anspaugh, Robert O. Boller and Dietz Jr. Lusk. Prominent architectural styles found in Russell Country are Art Deco, Early Commercial and Late Victorian.

Archeological Site Number 14RU10 (added 1982 - - #82004868)
Also known as Circle Rock
Address Restricted , Dorrance
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Archeological Site Number 14RU313 (added 1982 - - #82004869)
Also known as Russell
Address Restricted , Russell
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Archeological Site Number 14RU314 (added 1982 - - #82004870)
Also known as Haberer
Address Restricted , Paradise
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Archeological Site Number 14RU315 (added 1982 - - #82004871)
Also known as Hampl
Address Restricted , Bunker Hill
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Archeological Site Number 14RU316 (added 1982 - - #82004872)
Also known as Purma
Address Restricted , Dorrance
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Archeological Site Number 14RU324 (added 1982 - - #82004873)
Also known as SS Ranch;Seeley Shafer Ranch Site
Address Restricted , Russell
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native Ameican
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Archeological Site Number 14RU5 (added 1982 - - #82004867)
Also known as Paradise Creek
Address Restricted , Russell
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Banks--Waudby Building (added 2006 - - #06001172)
Also known as Waudby Building No. 1, Waudby's Pool Hall; 167-4820-0017
719 N. Main St. , Russell
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
Deeble Rock Garden (added 2017 - - #100001705)
126 Fairview Avenue, Lucas
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1935-1992 AD
Dorrance State Bank (added 2011 - - #11000507)
512 Main St., Dorrance
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Dream Theater (added 2006 - - #06000112)
Also known as 167-4820-0015
629 N. Main St. , Russell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boller, Robert O., Lusk, Dietz Jr.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
First National Bank--Waudby Building (added 2006 - - #06001174)
713 N. Main St. , Russell
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Garden of Eden (added 1977 - - #77000595)
2nd and Kansas Ave. , Lucas
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dinsmoor,Samuel,P.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Dinsmoor,Samuel,P.
Significant Year:
1929, 1909
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Kennedy Hotel (added 2007 - - #06001244)
Also known as 167-4330-0002
117 Third St. , Paradise
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mann House (added 2001 - - #01000190)
614 Oakdale , Russell
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brack Implements, Great Bend, KS
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Paradise Water Tower (added 2007 - - #06001242)
Also known as 167-430-0001
E of int. of Waldo and Main Sts. , Paradise
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
Reiff Building (added 2007 - - #07000140)
Also known as 167-1380-0003, Dorrance Historical Society Museum
513 Main St. , Dorrance
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anspaugh, Hiram, Anspaugh, Harvey
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Performing Arts, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Russell County Jail and Sheriff's Residence (added 2012 - - #11001080)
331 N. Kansas St., Russell
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
US Post Office--Russell (added 1989 - - #89001649)
Also known as Russell United States Post Office
135 W. Sixth St. , Russell
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Schweig,Martyl
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
Woelk House (added 2001 - - #01000191)
615 Sunset , Russell
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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