Historic Districts
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Kansas - Barton County
Barton County Kansas has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pawnee Rock, Hoisington High School, US Post Office--Hoisington, Walnut Creek Bridge and Walnut Creek Crossing.

Several famous people are associated with these Barton County historic places including Fred Wolf and John Wolf.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Barton County places including J.A. Lundgren, Louis Simon, Brinkman & Hagen, Dorothea Tomlinson, Lane,P.E.,Bridge & Iron Works, Works Projects Administration, Great Bend Brack Implements, Boller and Lusk, S.S. Voight and August Schaeffer. Prominent architectural styles found in Barton Country are Art Deco, Modern Movement and Moderne.

Abel House (added 2001 - - #01000180)
2601 Passeo , Great Bend
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brack Implements, Great Bend
Architectural Style:
Other, Modern Movement
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
Allen, A.S., Buildings (added 2018 - - #100001944)
1401 Main St. & 2006 Forest, Great Bend
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schaeffer, August
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1945 AD
Beaver Creek Native Stone Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000296)
NE. 50 Ave. S. & NE 230 Rd , Beaver
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Projects Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Bridge #218--Off System Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000297)
NE. 60 Ave. S. & NE. 220 Rd. , Beaver
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Projects Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Bridge No. 222--Off System Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000608)
NE 60 Ave S and NE 210 Rd, 1/8 mile East on 210 Rd , Beaver
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Projects Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Bridge No. 640 Federal Aid Highway System Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000611)
NE 60 Ave, 1/8 mile north of NE 210 Rd , Beaver
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Projects Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
REMOVED
Bridge No. 650--Federal Aid Highway System Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000612)
NE 60 Ave, 1/12 mile south of NE 220 Rd , Beaver
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Projects Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Crest Theater (added 2005 - - #05000003)
1905 Lakin Ave. , Great Bend
LittleT889, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boller and Lusk, Flett Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Great Bend Army Air Field Hanger (added 2015 - - #15000686)
Great Bend, Great Bend
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Great Bend Central Business District (added 2022 - - #100007923)
Roughly bounded by buildings fronting all sides of the courthouse square; 1100 and 1200 blks. of Kansas Ave., 1024, 1104-1222 Main St., 1200 and 1300 blks., 1409 Williams St., 2006-2111 Forest Ave., Great Bend
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Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Commerce, Social History, Architecture
High Rise Apartments (added 2020 - - #100005621)
1101 Kansas Ave., Great Bend
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
REMOVED
Hitschmann Cattle Underpass Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000298)
NE. 110 Ave. S. & NE. 190 Rd. , Hitschmann
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
REMOVED
Hitschmann Double Arch Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000299)
Also known as 009-0000-0081
NE. 110 Ave. S. & NE 190 Rd. , Hitschmann
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Projects Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Hoisington High School (added 2005 - - #05001248)
218 E 7th St. , Hoisington
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lundgren, J.A., Brinkman & Hagen
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
Manweiler--Maupin Chevrolet (added 2012 - - #12000842)
271 S. Main St., Hoisington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Nagel House (added 2001 - - #01000181)
1411 Wilson St. , Great Bend
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brack Implements, Great Bend
Architectural Style:
Other, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Norden Bombsight Storage Vaults (added 2015 - - #15000687)
Great Bend, Great Bend
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Pawnee Rock (added 1970 - - #70000247)
0.2 mi. N of Pawnee Rock off U.S. 56 , Pawnee Rock
Mamcginnis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Comanche, Kiowa, Arapahoe
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
US Post Office--Hoisington (added 1989 - - #89001642)
Also known as Hoisington United States Post Office
121 E. 2nd St. , Hoisington
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon,Louis, Tomlinson,Dorothea
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
Walnut Creek Bridge (added 1990 - - #89002178)
Over Walnut Creek, NW of Heizer , Heizer
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lane,P.E.,Bridge & Iron Works
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Walnut Creek Crossing (added 1972 - - #72000488)
Also known as Allison's Ranch;Fort Zarah
Address Restricted , Great Bend
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Western Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Defense, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Fortification, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Wolf Hotel (added 2002 - - #02001295)
Also known as 009-1590-0010
104 E. Santa Fe , Ellinwood
Jcushman1998, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Voight, S.S.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Wolf, John, Wolf, Fred
Significant Year:
1894, 1923
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Wolf Park Band Shell (added 2003 - - #03000706)
Also known as 009-1590-0013
Lots 12 and 13, Block 2, 200 Blk of N. Main , Ellinwood
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility
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