# List of National Historic Landmarks in Kansas

This is a list of all National Historic Landmarks designated by the U.S. government in Kansas. There are 26 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Kansas.
The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
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The state of Kansas is home to 26 of these landmarks, illustrating the state's military and frontier heritage, as well as its contributions to the broader themes of the Civil Rights Movement, the Progressive Movement, and others.

## National Historic Landmarks

| | Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description |
| 1 | Black Jack Battlefield | Black Jack Battlefield More images | October 16, 2012 (#04000365) | Baldwin City 38°45′42″N 95°07′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.761667°N 95.130556°W﻿ / 38.761667; -95.130556﻿ (Black Jack Battlefield) | Douglas | The three-hour Battle of Black Jack, fought on June 2, 1856, marked a culmination of escalating violence in "Bleeding Kansas" and the beginning of John Brown's war on slavery, which would culminate in his raid on Harpers Ferry three years later. |
| 2 | Council Grove Historic District | Council Grove Historic District More images | May 23, 1963 (#66000347) | Council Grove 38°39′38″N 96°29′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.660678°N 96.489672°W﻿ / 38.660678; -96.489672﻿ (Council Grove Historic District) | Morris | Here, in 1825, the United States and the Osage Nation negotiated a treaty that guaranteed safe passage through Osage territory to caravans on the Santa Fe Trail. Providing water, feed, and timber, it later became a natural stopping place on the trail. |
| 3 | El Cuartelejo | El Cuartelejo | July 19, 1964 (#66000351) | Scott City 38°40′41″N 100°54′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.67813°N 100.91407°W﻿ / 38.67813; -100.91407﻿ (El Cuartelejo) | Scott | This archeological district consists of more than 20 sites, mostly associated with the Dismal River/Plains Apache culture, dating from c CE 1650 to 1750. The principal site is a pueblo ruin thought to have been built by Taos Indians who sought refuge with the Apache during times of trouble with the Spanish. It is the northeasternmost example of a pueblo in the country. The site also illustrates Spanish explorations in the Great Plains that predates those of the United States. |
| 4 | Fort Larned | Fort Larned More images | December 19, 1960 (#66000107) | Larned 38°10′25″N 99°11′56″W﻿ / ﻿38.17361°N 99.19889°W﻿ / 38.17361; -99.19889﻿ (Fort Larned) | Pawnee | From 1860 until 1878, this was the most important fort guarding the northern portion of the Santa Fe Trail. Abandoned, the fort became private property and the center of a large ranching operation. It has been restored to the 1860s period to serve as one of the nation's best-preserved mid-19th century western military posts, consisting of one-story stone buildings are arranged around a quadrangle. |
| 5 | Fort Leavenworth | Fort Leavenworth More images | December 19, 1960 (#66000346) | Leavenworth 39°21′18″N 94°55′16″W﻿ / ﻿39.35500°N 94.92111°W﻿ / 39.35500; -94.92111﻿ (Fort Leavenworth) | Leavenworth | This fort has been in continuous occupation by the United States Army since it was first established in 1827 to protect caravans on the Santa Fe Trail. It played pivotal roles in the Mexican and Civil Wars, and it became the temporary capital of the Kansas Territory in 1854. |
| 6 | Fort Scott | Fort Scott More images | July 19, 1964 (#66000106) | Fort Scott 37°50′31″N 94°42′17″W﻿ / ﻿37.8419633225°N 94.7047653434°W﻿ / 37.8419633225; -94.7047653434﻿ (Fort Scott) | Bourbon | This fort, established in 1842 and abandoned in 1853, served first as a frontier outpost along the "Permanent Indian Frontier", then as a Civil War garrison. During the Civil War, the fort was a major focal point of black troop activity and training. |
| 7 | Haskell Institute | Haskell Institute More images | July 4, 1961 (#66000342) | Lawrence 38°56′23″N 95°13′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.939722°N 95.232778°W﻿ / 38.939722; -95.232778﻿ (Haskell Institute) | Douglas | |
| 8 | Hollenberg (Cottonwood) Pony Express Station | Hollenberg (Cottonwood) Pony Express Station More images | November 5, 1961 (#66000352) | Hanover 39°53′56″N 96°50′37″W﻿ / ﻿39.8989718876°N 96.8435817529°W﻿ / 39.8989718876; -96.8435817529﻿ (Hollenberg (Cottonwood) Pony Express Station) | Washington | Built by Gerat H. Hollenberg in 1858, this cabin was associated with the Oregon and California Trails, the Pony Express, and the Butterfield Overland Mail. Hollenberg traded with emigrants on the trails, operated the westernmost Pony Express station in Kansas, and provided relay services for the Overland Mail. The building has never been moved and retains its original dimensions. |
| 9 | Lecompton Constitution Hall | Lecompton Constitution Hall More images | May 30, 1974 (#71000312) | Lecompton 39°02′37″N 95°23′40″W﻿ / ﻿39.0436775381°N 95.3944537582°W﻿ / 39.0436775381; -95.3944537582﻿ (Lecompton Constitution Hall) | Douglas | |
| 10 | Lower Cimarron Spring | Lower Cimarron Spring More images | December 19, 1960 (#66000344) | Ulysses 37°23′54″N 101°22′15″W﻿ / ﻿37.3983562°N 101.3707193°W﻿ / 37.3983562; -101.3707193﻿ (Lower Cimarron Spring) | Grant | |
| 11 | Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site | Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site | May 30, 1974 (#71000317) | Trading Post 38°16′53″N 94°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.281389°N 94.62111°W﻿ / 38.281389; -94.62111﻿ (Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site) | Linn | |
| 12 | Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site | Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site | August 4, 1969 (#69000059) | Medicine Lodge 37°15′55″N 98°35′35″W﻿ / ﻿37.265406°N 98.593057°W﻿ / 37.265406; -98.593057﻿ (Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site) | Barber | |
| 13 | Carrie A. Nation House | Carrie A. Nation House More images | May 11, 1976 (#71000303) | Medicine Lodge 37°16′32″N 98°34′55″W﻿ / ﻿37.275620°N 98.581998°W﻿ / 37.275620; -98.581998﻿ (Carrie A. Nation House) | Barber | |
| 14 | Nicodemus Historic District | Nicodemus Historic District More images | January 7, 1976 (#76000820) | Nicodemus 39°23′40″N 99°37′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.3944520°N 99.6170555°W﻿ / 39.3944520; -99.6170555﻿ (Nicodemus Historic District) | Graham | Established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, the town of Nicodemus symbolizes the pioneer spirit of people formerly enslaved. Established on homestead land, the town of Nicodemus was officially founded on September 17, 1877. It is the only remaining town of the "Exoduster" movement, which was organized mainly through the efforts of Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, who was responsible for founding 11 colonies in Kansas between 1873 and 1880. |
| 15 | Norman No. 1 Oil Well | Norman No. 1 Oil Well | December 22, 1977 (#74000846) | Neodesha 37°24′53″N 95°40′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.414722°N 95.673056°W﻿ / 37.414722; -95.673056﻿ (Norman No. 1 Oil Well) | Wilson | |
| 16 | Parker Carousel | Parker Carousel More images | February 27, 1987 (#87000813) | Abilene 38°54′34″N 97°12′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.9095081378°N 97.2086375951°W﻿ / 38.9095081378; -97.2086375951﻿ (Parker Carousel) | Dickinson | One of three surviving carousels of the Abilene-based Charles W. Parker Carousel Company |
| 17 | Santa Fe Trail Remains | Santa Fe Trail Remains | May 23, 1963 (#66000343) | Dodge City 37°47′31″N 100°11′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.791944°N 100.196944°W﻿ / 37.791944; -100.196944﻿ (Santa Fe Trail Remains) | Ford | Two mile section of old Santa Fe Trail ruts |
| 18 | Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission More images | May 23, 1968 (#66000345) | Fairway 39°01′59″N 94°37′27″W﻿ / ﻿39.033134°N 94.62411°W﻿ / 39.033134; -94.62411﻿ (Shawnee Mission) | Johnson | |
| 19 | Spring Hill Ranch | Spring Hill Ranch More images | February 18, 1997 (#08000828) | Strong City 38°25′58″N 96°33′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.432777°N 96.55889°W﻿ / 38.432777; -96.55889﻿ (Spring Hill Ranch) | Chase | Centerpiece of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve |
| 20 | Sumner Elementary School/ Monroe Elementary School | Sumner Elementary School More images | May 4, 1987 (#87001283) | Topeka 39°03′30″N 95°40′59″W﻿ / ﻿39.058422°N 95.683156°W﻿ / 39.058422; -95.683156﻿ (Sumner Elementary School) | Shawnee | School involved with the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education |
| 21 | Tobias-Thompson Complex | Tobias-Thompson Complex | July 4, 1964 (#66000349) | Geneseo | Rice | Archaeological site |
| 22 | Warkentin Farm | Upload image | December 14, 1990 (#74000839) | Halstead 38°00′25″N 97°30′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.006862°N 97.504265°W﻿ / 38.006862; -97.504265﻿ (Warkentin Farm) | Harvey | Homestead of Bernhard Warkentin. |
| 23 | Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers | Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers More images | June 17, 2011 (#99000456) | Leavenworth 39°16′43″N 94°53′29″W﻿ / ﻿39.278611°N 94.89138°W﻿ / 39.278611; -94.89138﻿ (Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers) | Leavenworth | |
| 24 | William Allen White House | William Allen White House | May 11, 1976 (#71000318) | Emporia 38°24′32″N 96°10′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.409017°N 96.175044°W﻿ / 38.409017; -96.175044﻿ (William Allen White House) | Lyon | Home of influential Progressive journalist William Allen White from 1899 until his death in 1944 |
| 25 | Whiteford (Price) Site | Whiteford (Price) Site | July 19, 1964 (#66000350) | Salina 38°51′36″N 97°31′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.860000°N 97.532708°W﻿ / 38.860000; -97.532708﻿ (Whiteford (Price) Site) | Saline | An archaeological site of human occupation during 1000-1300 AD. |
| 26 | Wyandotte National Burying Ground, Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site | Wyandotte National Burying Ground, Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site More images | December 23, 2016 (#100000794) | Kansas City 39°06′53″N 94°37′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.114722°N 94.626111°W﻿ / 39.114722; -94.626111﻿ (Wyandotte National Burying Ground, Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site) | Wyandotte | |