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Flat Top Quarry Site

Address Restricted
Elmdale vicinity (Chase County)
Listed in State Register Apr 13, 1976

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: extractive facility

Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge

1/2 mi. N and 3/4 mi. W of jct. of US 50 and Cottonwood St
Strong City vicinity (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Dec 27, 2006

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

Lower Fox Creek School

3 miles north of Strong City on K-177
Strong City (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Sep 6, 1974

Architect: David Rettiger
Area of Significance: school
Architectural Style(s): Other

McNee Barns

HWY 50, 3 Mi. SW of Elmdale
Elmdale (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Jun 25, 2013

Architect: Undetermined
Area of Significance: agricultural outbuilding
Architectural Style(s): Other
Thematic Nomination: Historic Agriculture Related Resources of Kansas

The McNee Barns are located in the Kansas Flint Hills in the west-central portion of Chase County. The nominated property, which has been owned by the McNee family since 1916, includes four historic resources: a circa 1920 horse barn, a 1948 boxcar barn, a dry-laid stone fence, and an Aermotor windmill. The horse barn is characterized by its roof shape. It has a gable roof with one-story shed bays on the east and west sides forming a broken gable roofline. In addition to the original horse stalls, the interior of the barn features a loafing shed, two granaries, and a few cattle stalls and milking stanchions. The upper floor of the barn is a full-height haymow with a hay hood and hinged hay door at the north gable end. A second smaller barn is made of two parallel railroad boxcars with a gable-roof enclosing a center bay between the cars. The boxcars were obtained from the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad likely following World War II and placed on stone footings to serve as space for hay storage. The property was nominated as part of the "Historic Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas" multiple property nomination for its local significance in the areas of agriculture and architecture.

Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Historic District

on KS 177, 1 mi. north of Matfield Green
Matfield Green (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Sep 13, 1990

Architect: Charles Gross
Area of Significance: Agricultural District
Architectural Style(s): Other

Shaft, William C. & Jane, House

1682 FP Road
Cedar Point (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Jul 8, 2010

Architect: unknown
Area of Significance: single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Greek Revival

Shortly after the Kansas territory was opened to settlement in 1854, William and Jane Shaft moved their family from Michigan to a 160-acre farmstead northeast of present-day Clements. In 1857, Shaft and his sons erected a small stone house using locally quarried stone. Less than six months after arriving, William died while attempting to cross Diamond Creek at Harris Crossing. The family persuaded a reluctant Jane to remain in Kansas. Her sons erected a large two-story limestone addition on the south side of the house in 1868, and her name was inscribed in the dressed stone within the east-facing gable. As with other mid-19th century vernacular stone houses, the Shaft house was built in phases with the addition of a wing sited perpendicular to the pre-existing side-gabled building. Differences in the stonework clearly delineate a phased construction, and it reflects the work of the builders who responded to the locally available building materials. The house was nominated for its association with early settlement history and its architecture.

Spring Hill Ranch (Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve)

3 miles north of Strong City on K-177
Strong City (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Apr 16, 1971

National Historic Landmark, 2/18/1997

Architect: unknown
Area of Significance: single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Second Empire

The Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch is a late 19th century enclosed cattle ranch and headquarters that outstandingly represents the transition from the open range to the enclosed holdings of the large cattle companies in the 1880s. This facet of the national theme of the cattlemen's empire is not represented by any other property in this part of the southern plains. The enclosure and consolidation of ranches during the late 19th century was accompanied by the improvement of range cattle through purebred breeding programs and, in the Flint Hills region, a distinctive practice of fattening southwestern cattle on the bluestem pastures during the summer before shipping them to market in the fall. The period of significance extends from the first purchases of ranch land by Stephen Jones in 1878 and extends through 1904, when the ranch lands began to be sold off by Bernard "Barney" Lantry's sons.

Strong City Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Depot

102 W. Topeka Ave.
Strong City (Chase County)
Listed in National Register Jun 27, 2007

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: vacant/not in use; rail-related; transportation
Architectural Style(s): Bungalow/Craftsman; Late 19th andOther
Thematic Nomination: Historic Railroad Resources of Kansas

Strong City Opera House

501 Cottonwood
Strong City (Chase County)
Listed in State Register Aug 18, 2001

Architect: John Frew
Area of Significance: music facility; auditorium; theater
Architectural Style(s): Other

The Strong City Opera House was built in 1900 and 1901 for the Strong City Musical and Literary Association from plans prepared by architect John Frew. Construction funds of $6,000 were raised by the sale of shares at $10 each. Local stonemason J.P. Norton was the general contractor and Rettiger Brothers had the subcontract for the stonework. The grand opening was held April 19, 1901, with the entertainment provided by the Modoc Club and Marshall's Band from Topeka. The building was acquired by the city for use as a community building in 1921 and frequently leased for use as a movie theater. The city sold the property in 1985 and since then it has been vacant and deteriorating. The city reacquired the property in 2000.

Whitney Ranch Historic District

SE of Hymer off unnamed rd., Hymer vicinity
Hymer (Chase County)
Listed in National Register May 11, 1995

Architect: H.R. Hilton
Area of Significance: Agricultural District
Architectural Style(s): Late Victorian

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