National Register of Historic Places - Kansas (KS), Ellis County

Ellis County Kansas (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pawnee Tipi Ring Site and Golden Spring Beach, Brungardt-Dreiling Farmstead, Chestnut Street Historic District, Chestnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase II) and Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ellis County places including Speck Woods, Bissing, Justus, Jr., Joseph Linenberger, Bihr, Samuel W. and Jr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Ellis Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial and Queen Anne.

Brungardt-Dreiling Farmstead (added 2016 - - #16000704)

2567 Golf Course Rd., Victoria

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Linenberger, Joseph

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1903-1960 AD

Chestnut Street Historic District (added 2008 - - #06000621)

Main, W. 9th, W 10th, !. 11th, E 11th, E. 12th Sts. , Hays

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Chestnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2022 - - #100007927)

Main, West 9th, West 10th, East and West 11th, East 12th Sts., Hays

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Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001495)

Also known as 051-2390-006811, Jusust Bissing Jr. House and Tower Service Station

502-504 W. 12th St. , Hays

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bissing, Justus, Jr.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Pawnee Tipi Ring Site and Golden Spring Beach (added 2018 - - #100002307)

Address Restricted, Hays

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Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Historic - Aboriginal, Native American, Exploration/Settlement