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Appanoose Church of the Brethren & Cemetery

492 Woodson Rd/196 N 1 Rd
Overbrook vicinity (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Sep 14, 2018

Architect: Unknown
Area of Significance: cemetery; religious facility
Architectural Style(s): Vernacular

The Appanoose Church of the Brethren & Cemetery are locally significant under Criterion A in the area of Settlement for their association with the Church of the Brethren community in portions of Franklin, Douglas, and Osage counties and under Criterion C as an example of an early Eastern Kansas church building of simple architecture, meeting the needs of the congregation. The building was in regular continuous use as a church from the time of its construction in 1886 until the fall of 1972 when regular services ceased. The church and cemetery’s period of significance begins in 1886 with the construction of the church building and extends to circa 1925 with the last of the major changes to the building. The church and cemetery span the county line of Franklin and Douglas counties, with the church in Franklin and the cemetery in Douglas County.

Dietrich Cabin

City Park, Fifth and Main
Ottawa (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Feb 23, 1972

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Other

Eight Mile Creek Warren Truss Bridge

Osborne Terrace, 0.2 mi. W of int. with Eisenhower Terrace, 1.0 W of Main St.
Ottawa vicinity (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register May 9, 2003

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: road-related
Architectural Style(s): Bridge
Thematic Nomination: Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas

Franklin County Courthouse

Courthouse Square on Main Street
Ottawa (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Mar 17, 1972

Architect: George Washburn
Area of Significance: courthouse
Architectural Style(s): Romanesque

Hanway, Judge James, House

658 Virginia Road
Lane Vicinity (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Dec 11, 2008

Architect: Hanway, Judge James
Area of Significance: single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Other

Built in about 1858, this small limestone residence located south of Lane is nominated for its association with early abolitionist leader Judge James Hanway. Upon his arrival in the Kansas Territory in 1856, he joined the struggle to make the territory a free state and became a member of the Pottawatomie Rifles, an armed abolitionist militia led by John Brown, Jr. He also served as the first Superintendent of Public Instruction in Franklin County, as a member of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, and as a member of both the State Senate and House of Representatives. Hanway's stone house features a front-facing gable with simple architectural detailing. A limestone smokehouse is also included in the nomination.

Historic Ottawa Central Business District

Roughly bounded by Marais des Cygnes River, South 5th Street & Hickory Street
Ottawa (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Feb 7, 2008

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: commercial district
Architectural Style(s): Renaissance

Jones, Tauy, House

1 mile north of Ottawa on US-59, 2 miles east and .8 mile northeast on secondary roads
Ottawa (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Jun 19, 1972

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: single dwelling; school
Architectural Style(s): Other

Middle Creek Tributary Bridge

5.8 miles west of Princeton
Princeton (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Jul 2, 1985

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: road-related
Architectural Style(s): Bridge
Thematic Nomination: Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas

Ottawa High School and Junior High School

526 and 506 South Main Street
Ottawa (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Oct 6, 2000

Architect: George Washburn and Son; Washburn and Stookey
Area of Significance: school
Architectural Style(s): Late Gothic Revival

Ottawa Library

5th and Main
Ottawa (Franklin County)
Listed in National Register Dec 1, 1980

Architect: George Washburn
Area of Significance: library
Architectural Style(s): Classical Revival

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