National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kansas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kansas.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.^[1]

There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Appanoose Church of the Brethren and Cemetery	Appanoose Church of the Brethren and Cemetery More images	September 14, 2018 (#100002965)	492 Woodson & 196 N 1 Rds. 38°44′20″N 95°27′49″W / 38.7388°N 95.4637°W / 38.7388; -95.4637	Overbrook vicinity	The church is in Franklin County and the cemetery is in Douglas County.
2	Dietrich Cabin	Dietrich Cabin More images	February 23, 1972 (#72000500)	Ottawa City Park 38°36′39″N 95°16′03″W / 38.610833°N 95.2675°W / 38.610833; -95.2675 (Dietrich Cabin)	Ottawa	In 1857 a German immigrant settled three miles south and two and one-fourth miles west of the present town of Princeton; in 1859, he built this cabin on a hill overlooking the Humboldt trail to replace the original cabin which was destroyed in a prairie fire.
3	Downtown Ottawa Historic District	Downtown Ottawa Historic District	June 29, 1972 (#72000501)	East side of S. Main St. from No. 135 to 3rd St. 38°36′54″N 95°16′05″W / 38.615°N 95.268056°W / 38.615; -95.268056 (Downtown Ottawa Historic District)	Ottawa	All remaining building are contributing resources for the Historic Ottawa Central Business District.
4	Eight Mile Creek Warren Truss Bridge	Eight Mile Creek Warren Truss Bridge	May 9, 2003 (#03000374)	Osborne Terrace, 0.2 miles west of intersection with Eisenhower Terrace, 1.0 mile west of Main St. 38°37′52″N 95°17′08″W / 38.631111°N 95.285556°W / 38.631111; -95.285556	Ottawa
5	Franklin County Courthouse	Franklin County Courthouse More images	March 17, 1972 (#72000502)	Main St. 38°36′48″N 95°16′03″W / 38.613333°N 95.2675°W / 38.613333; -95.2675 (Franklin County Courthouse)	Ottawa
6	Judge James Hanway House	Upload image	December 11, 2008 (#08001173)	658 Virginia Rd. 38°25′52″N 95°05′03″W / 38.431111°N 95.084167°W / 38.431111; -95.084167 (Judge James Hanway House)	Lane
7	Historic Ottawa Central Business District	Historic Ottawa Central Business District	February 7, 2008 (#06000622)	Roughly bounded by Marias des Cygnes River, S. 5th St., Walnut St., and Hickory St. 38°36′54″N 95°16′07″W / 38.615117°N 95.26861°W / 38.615117; -95.26861	Ottawa
8	Tauy Jones Hall	Tauy Jones Hall	June 14, 1982 (#82002659)	Ottawa University campus, 10th and Cedar Sts. 38°36′14″N 95°15′47″W / 38.603889°N 95.263056°W / 38.603889; -95.263056 (Tauy Jones Hall)	Ottawa
9	Tauy Jones House	Tauy Jones House	June 19, 1972 (#72000503)	3 miles northeast of Ottawa on Tauy Creek 38°39′51″N 95°13′14″W / 38.664167°N 95.220556°W / 38.664167; -95.220556 (Tauy Jones House)	Ottawa
10	Middle Creek Tributary Bridge	Middle Creek Tributary Bridge More images	July 2, 1985 (#85001428)	5.8 miles west of Princeton 38°29′32″N 95°22′33″W / 38.492222°N 95.375833°W / 38.492222; -95.375833 (Middle Creek Tributary Bridge)	Princeton
11	Old Santa Fe Railroad Depot	Old Santa Fe Railroad Depot More images	March 1, 1973 (#73000755)	135 W. Tecumseh St. 38°37′14″N 95°16′09″W / 38.620556°N 95.269167°W / 38.620556; -95.269167 (Old Santa Fe Railroad Depot)	Ottawa
12	Ottawa High School and Junior High School	Ottawa High School and Junior High School	October 6, 2000 (#00001188)	526 and 506 S. Main St. 38°36′37″N 95°16′07″W / 38.610278°N 95.268611°W / 38.610278; -95.268611	Ottawa
13	Ottawa Library	Ottawa Library	December 1, 1980 (#80001465)	5th and Main Sts. 38°36′15″N 95°15′43″W / 38.604167°N 95.261944°W / 38.604167; -95.261944 (Ottawa Library)	Ottawa
14	Pleasant Valley School District #2	Pleasant Valley School District #2	February 26, 2004 (#04000078)	2905 Thomas Rd. 38°43′27″N 95°08′48″W / 38.724167°N 95.146667°W / 38.724167; -95.146667	Wellsville
15	James H. Ransom House	James H. Ransom House	November 21, 1974 (#74000836)	318 S. Locust St. 38°36′49″N 95°16′17″W / 38.613611°N 95.271389°W / 38.613611; -95.271389 (James H. Ransom House)	Ottawa
16	Lyman Reid House	Lyman Reid House More images	January 11, 2017 (#100000508)	306 Elm St. 38°36′51″N 95°16′22″W / 38.614071°N 95.272825°W / 38.614071; -95.272825 (Lyman Reid House)	Ottawa
17	Silkville	Silkville More images	December 15, 1972 (#72000504)	2.5 miles southwest of Williamsburg on U.S. Route 50 38°26′25″N 95°29′13″W / 38.440278°N 95.486944°W / 38.440278; -95.486944 (Silkville)	Williamsburg
18	Tauy Creek Bridge	Tauy Creek Bridge	October 25, 1990 (#90001567)	Over Tauy Creek, north of Interstate 35 38°39′53″N 95°13′23″W / 38.664722°N 95.223056°W / 38.664722; -95.223056 (Tauy Creek Bridge)	Ottawa
19	Walnut Creek Bridge	Walnut Creek Bridge	July 2, 1985 (#85001445)	Off K-33, 1 mile south of Wellsville 38°41′18″N 95°05′05″W / 38.688333°N 95.084722°W / 38.688333; -95.084722 (Walnut Creek Bridge)	Wellsville
20	Wellsville Bank Building	Wellsville Bank Building	October 24, 1991 (#91001519)	418 Main St. 38°43′08″N 95°04′55″W / 38.718889°N 95.081944°W / 38.718889; -95.081944 (Wellsville Bank Building)	Wellsville	The Wellsville Bank was organized on March 4, 1885 by Dr. S. F. Brooking and John Dean. They purchased Lot 9, Block 14 in September, 1884 and commenced construction on Wellsville's first brick building at 418 Main Street.

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Ottawa
Cities	Lane Ottawa Pomona Princeton Rantoul Richmond Wellsville Williamsburg	Map of Kansas highlighting Franklin County
CDP	Centropolis
Unincorporated communities	Homewood Imes LeLoup Peoria Ransomville Richter
Ghost towns	Appanoose Forrest Home Garlington Greenwood Minneola Norwood Ohio City Pleasant Hill Silkville
Townships	Appanoose Centropolis Cutler Franklin Greenwood Harrison Hayes Homewood Lincoln Ohio Ottawa Peoria Pomona Pottawatomie Richmond Williamsburg
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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