Historic Districts
Kansas - Sumner County
Sumner County Kansas has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Salter House, Bartlett Arboretum, Buresh Archeological Site, Old Oxford Mill and US Post Office--Caldwell.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Wichita dating back to 500.

The famous person Susanna Madora Salter is associated with one of more of the Sumner County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumner County places including Oliver Kinsey, Glenn & Margaret Bartlett, D.N. Cook, Louis Simon, John Hewitt, Kenneth Evett, Dr. Walter E. Bartlett, Ellis and Co. Charles, Roberts, R.H.; Brostrom, E.O; Mitche and J.K.; Boiler Smith & White; Taylor. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumner Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Colonial Revival.

Bartlett Arboretum (added 2010 - - #10000180)
Also known as 191-227, Bartlett Park
SW Corner of HWY 55 and Line St. , Belle Plaine
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bartlett, Glenn & Margaret, Bartlett, Dr. Walter E.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling
Buresh Archeological Site (added 1971 - - #71000333)
Also known as 14SR303
Address Restricted , Caldwell
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Wichita
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Caldwell Carnegie Library (added 1983 - - #83000443)
13 N. Osage St. , Caldwell
Lefibreguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McCune,Fred G.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Education, Social
Current Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall
Downtown Wellington Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000600)
Roughly bounded by 19th St., 4th St., Jefferson Ave. and the alley behind the Washington Ave. facing buildings , Wellington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Roberts, R.H.; Brostrom, E.O; Mitche, Smith & White; Taylor, J.K.; Boiler
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Hospital, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Customhouse, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Old Oxford Mill (added 1982 - - #82002677)
NE of Oxford , Oxford
Leanne Watts, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Salter House (added 1971 - - #71000332)
Also known as Salter Home
220 W. Garfield St. , Argonia
Art davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Salter,Susanna Madora
Significant Year:
1887, 1885, 1884
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Smith, Edwin, House (added 2004 - - #04000450)
Also known as 191-5730-0016, Pink House
114 S. Jefferson , Wellington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Charles, Ellis and Co.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Smith, H.F., House (added 2007 - - #07000318)
Also known as 191-5730-0020
721 W. Harvey Ave. , Wellington
Lefibreguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dumont, Elbert
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Spring Creek School (added 1997 - - #97000410)
4 mi. N of US 81, approximately 4 mi. NE of Caldwell , Corbin
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
US Post Office--Caldwell (added 1989 - - #89001635)
Also known as Caldwell United States Post Office
14 N. Main St. , Caldwell
Lefibreguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon,Louis, Evett,Kenneth
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, 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
Wellington Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000973)
121 W. Seventh , Wellington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mitchell,J.H., Terry,L.W.
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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