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Council Grove Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 38°39′40″N 96°29′32″W / 38.661111°N 96.492222°W / 38.661111; -96.492222
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Council Grove Downtown Historic District
Council Grove Downtown Historic District is located in Kansas
Council Grove Downtown Historic District
LocationGenerally spanning from Neosho River to Belfry on W Main and extending N to Columbia between Neosho and Mission, Council Grove, Kansas
Coordinates38°39′40″N 96°29′32″W / 38.661111°N 96.492222°W / 38.661111; -96.492222
Area25.8 acres (10.4 ha)
ArchitectLouis Simon, C.W. Squires
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.10000519[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 2010

The Council Grove Downtown Historic District is a 25.8 acres (10.4 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

The historic district contains seventy-one buildings dating from the mid and late 19th and early 20th century. The earliest building is Conn Mercantile constructed in 1853 and used as a general store and way station for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. Forty-three of the buildings were deemed contributing.[2]

The district extends from the Neosho River on W. Main St. to Belfry St. and extends north to Columbia St. between Neosho and Mission Streets.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Christy Davis; Wendy Spencer (January 20, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Council Grove Downtown Historic District / 127-564" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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