Vacant / Not In Use
Kansas - Wabaunsee County
Wabaunsee County Kansas has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Beecher Bible and Rifle Church and Wabaunsee County Courthouse, Alma Downtown Historic District, Brandt Hotel and East Stone Arch Bridge - Lake Wabaunsee.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wabaunsee County places including Shuss and Henderson, W.E. Glover, Boyer Brothers, John Brink, F. Presenell, K.O. Ericsson, Joe Brink, F. Schilling and E.L. Hopkins. Prominent architectural styles found in Wabaunsee Country are Italianate, Romanesque and Other.

Alma Downtown Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000354)
Also known as 197-279
Missouri St., 2nd to 5th , Alma
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Meeting Hall, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Library, Post Office
Beecher Bible and Rifle Church (added 1971 - - #71000334)
SE corner of Chapel and Elm Sts. , Wabaunsee
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Brandt Hotel (added 2008 - - #08000617)
Also known as Alma Hotel, 197-0100-0002
400 Missouri St , Alma
PowercatPark, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
East Stone Arch Bridge - Lake Wabaunsee (added 2009 - - #09001170)
Also known as 197-0000-0153
E. Flint Hills Dr. .9 mi. S. of KS 4 , Eskridge
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brink, Joe
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Eskridge Bandstand (added 2017 - - #16000133)
Eskridge City Park, between 4th, 5th, Main and Pine Streets, Eskridge
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Fix Farmstead (added 2015 - - #15000149)
Alma, Alma
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Paxico Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001289)
101-103,105,107,109 Newbury St. , Paxico
Jcakp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boyer Brothers, Schilling, F.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Security State Bank (added 1982 - - #82002678)
Also known as Security Bank
Main and 2nd Sts. , Eskridge
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ericsson,K.O., Hopkins,E.L.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Economics, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Warehouse
Snokomo School (added 1995 - - #94001576)
Also known as 197-0000-0091
8 mi. S of Paxico , Paxico
Bhall87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Presenell, F.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Museum
Southeast Stone Arch Bridge - Lake Wabaunsee (added 2009 - - #09001171)
Also known as 197-0000-0154
E. Flint Hills Dr. 2.2 mi. S. of KS 4 , Eskridge
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brink, John
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Stuewe House (added 2007 - - #06001245)
Also known as Stuewe Brothers Creamery, 197-0000-0208
617 Nebraska , Alma
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Thoes, Peter, Barn (added 2013 - - #13000856)
25709 Hessdale Rd., Alma
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Thoes, Peter
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Wabaunsee County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000399)
215 Kansas Ave. , Alma
K2545, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shuss and Henderson, Glover, W.E.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Wabaunsee District #1 Grammar School (added 2005 - - #05001238)
56 Center St. , Wabaunsee
SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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