Kansas - Franklin County - Historic Districts
Franklin County Kansas (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Downtown Ottawa Historic District, Historic Ottawa Central Business District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including George P. Washburn. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Gothic, Italianate and Renaissance.

Downtown Ottawa Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000501)
E side of S. Main St. from No. 135 to 3rd St. , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Historic Ottawa Central Business District (added 2008 - - #06000622)
Roughly bounded by Marias des Cygnes R., S 5th St., Walnut St. and Hickory St. , Ottawa
Nja1985, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washburn, George P.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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