# National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Morris 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.
There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 28, 2025.
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## Current listings

| | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description |
| 1 | Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn | Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn More images | October 25, 1990 (#90001576) | North of U.S. Route 56, east of Big John Creek 38°40′13″N 96°26′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.67015°N 96.44947°W﻿ / 38.67015; -96.44947﻿ (Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn) | Council Grove | Built 1871-1872, the limestone barn measures 76 feet by 40 feet. The stone walls are two feet thick. The roof is of a double truss design of native oak. The property, at one time, was owned by Seth Hays and it is likely he paid for its construction. |
| 2 | Oscar Carlson House | Oscar Carlson House | May 26, 2000 (#00000533) | K-2 38°32′11″N 96°52′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.536389°N 96.881389°W﻿ / 38.536389; -96.881389﻿ (Oscar Carlson House) | Burdick | Designed and built in 1930 by Swen Johnson and Oscar Carlson, this is a 1+1⁄2-story farmhouse bungalow containing many built-in features for convenience. |
| 3 | Cottage House Hotel | Cottage House Hotel | August 4, 1988 (#88001172) | 25 N. Neosho 38°39′42″N 96°29′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.661667°N 96.489722°W﻿ / 38.661667; -96.489722﻿ (Cottage House Hotel) | Council Grove | |
| 4 | Council Grove Carnegie Library | Council Grove Carnegie Library | June 25, 1987 (#87000963) | 303 W. Main 38°39′35″N 96°29′37″W﻿ / ﻿38.659722°N 96.493611°W﻿ / 38.659722; -96.493611﻿ (Council Grove Carnegie Library) | Council Grove | |
| 5 | Council Grove Downtown Historic District | Council Grove Downtown Historic District More images | July 30, 2010 (#10000519) | Beginning at the Neosho River on W. Main St. to Belfry St. and extending north to Columbia St. between Neosho and Mission Streets 38°39′40″N 96°29′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.661111°N 96.492222°W﻿ / 38.661111; -96.492222﻿ (Council Grove Downtown Historic District) | Council Grove | 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. |
| 6 | Council Grove Historic District | Council Grove Historic District More images | October 15, 1966 (#66000347) | U.S. Route 56 38°39′32″N 96°28′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.658889°N 96.478889°W﻿ / 38.658889; -96.478889﻿ (Council Grove Historic District) | Council Grove | Council Grove was named in 1825 when Government Survey Commissioners made treaties with Osage Indians which guaranteed safe passage for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. |
| 7 | Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot | Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot | October 11, 2001 (#01001092) | 512 E. Main St. 38°39′43″N 96°28′48″W﻿ / ﻿38.661944°N 96.48°W﻿ / 38.661944; -96.48﻿ (Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot) | Council Grove | The Victorian style depot for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway (also M-K-T or Katy) was built in 1894. |
| 8 | Council Grove National Bank | Council Grove National Bank | June 3, 1976 (#76000834) | 130 W. Main 38°39′41″N 96°29′24″W﻿ / ﻿38.661389°N 96.49°W﻿ / 38.661389; -96.49﻿ (Council Grove National Bank) | Council Grove | Originally chartered in 1878 as the Morris County State Bank, in 1900 it received a national charter as the Council Grove National Bank. After a fire in 1886, the bank commissioned architect J. H. Leedy and builder Louis Peterson, both of Council Grove for a new building which was completed April 28, 1887. |
| 9 | Diamond Spring | Upload image | September 30, 1976 (#76000835) | 6 miles west of Wilsey 38°36′58″N 96°45′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.616111°N 96.762222°W﻿ / 38.616111; -96.762222﻿ (Diamond Spring) | Wilsey | |
| 10 | Dunlap Colored Cemetery | Dunlap Colored Cemetery More images | September 14, 2018 (#100002967) | 2050 S 100 Rd. 38°35′15″N 96°21′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.5874°N 96.3534°W﻿ / 38.5874; -96.3534﻿ (Dunlap Colored Cemetery) | Dunlap vicinity | |
| 11 | Farmers and Drovers Bank | Farmers and Drovers Bank More images | June 21, 1971 (#71000321) | 201 and 203 W. Main St. 38°39′51″N 96°29′21″W﻿ / ﻿38.664167°N 96.489167°W﻿ / 38.664167; -96.489167﻿ (Farmers and Drovers Bank) | Council Grove | Originally just 201 W. Main; 203 W. Main added in boundary increase of February 19, 1982 |
| 12 | First Baptist Church | First Baptist Church | July 28, 1995 (#95000915) | 325 W. Main St. 38°39′35″N 96°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿38.659722°N 96.492778°W﻿ / 38.659722; -96.492778﻿ (First Baptist Church) | Council Grove | |
| 13 | Four Mile Creek Lattice | Four Mile Creek Lattice More images | January 4, 1990 (#89002181) | Over Four Mile Creek, southeast of Wilsey 38°36′33″N 96°39′21″W﻿ / ﻿38.609167°N 96.655833°W﻿ / 38.609167; -96.655833﻿ (Four Mile Creek Lattice) | Wilsey | |
| 14 | Furney Farm | Furney Farm More images | July 12, 2006 (#06000596) | 649 E. US 56 38°39′45″N 96°27′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.6625°N 96.454167°W﻿ / 38.6625; -96.454167﻿ (Furney Farm) | Council Grove | |
| 15 | Greenwood Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery More images | February 3, 2020 (#100004926) | West Main St. 38°39′30″N 96°30′04″W﻿ / ﻿38.6584°N 96.5011°W﻿ / 38.6584; -96.5011﻿ (Greenwood Cemetery) | Council Grove | |
| 16 | Seth Hays House | Seth Hays House | September 25, 1975 (#75000718) | 203 Wood St. 38°39′32″N 96°29′18″W﻿ / ﻿38.658889°N 96.488333°W﻿ / 38.658889; -96.488333﻿ (Seth Hays House) | Council Grove | Seth Hays came to Council Grove in 1847, achieving success as merchant and later, owner of the Hays House tavern and hotel. The brick house, built in 1866-1867, was home for Seth Hays, his adopted daughter Kittie Parker Robbins Hays, and his housekeeper, a freed slave “Aunt Sallie” Taylor. The home is now a museum and contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District. |
| 17 | Herington Army Airfield Chapel | Herington Army Airfield Chapel More images | January 5, 2024 (#100009706) | 106 Main Street 38°44′20″N 96°50′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.73887591146314°N 96.84620225471208°W﻿ / 38.73887591146314; -96.84620225471208﻿ (Herington Army Airfield Chapel) | Latimer | |
| 18 | Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill | Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill More images | April 14, 2015 (#15000148) | E. of N. Belfry St., generally from Columbia to Conn Sts. 38°39′44″N 96°29′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.6621°N 96.4941°W﻿ / 38.6621; -96.4941﻿ (Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill) | Council Grove | |
| 19 | Jenkins Building | Jenkins Building More images | May 19, 2004 (#04000451) | 101 W. Mackenzie St. 38°47′44″N 96°44′08″W﻿ / ﻿38.795556°N 96.735556°W﻿ / 38.795556; -96.735556﻿ (Jenkins Building) | White City | |
| 20 | Last Chance Store | Last Chance Store More images | June 21, 1971 (#71000322) | 500 W. Main St. 38°39′47″N 96°29′35″W﻿ / ﻿38.663056°N 96.493056°W﻿ / 38.663056; -96.493056﻿ (Last Chance Store) | Council Grove | A contributing property to the Council Grove Historic District |
| 21 | Little John Creek Reserve | Little John Creek Reserve More images | October 21, 2001 (#01001125) | South of Council Grove around Little John Creek, E. 1/2, Sec. 29, T 16 S, R 9 E 38°37′38″N 96°25′43″W﻿ / ﻿38.62726127731511°N 96.42874405757404°W﻿ / 38.62726127731511; -96.42874405757404﻿ (Little John Creek Reserve) | Council Grove | From 1846 to 1873, the land was a reserve for the Kansa Indians. The reserve was, for a short period, childhood home to Charles Curtis, representative and senator from Kansas, and, later, Vice President of the United States. |
| 22 | Madonna of the Trail | Madonna of the Trail More images | March 26, 2018 (#100002245) | 11 E. Main St. 38°39′43″N 96°29′13″W﻿ / ﻿38.662041°N 96.486844°W﻿ / 38.662041; -96.486844﻿ (Madonna of the Trail) | Council Grove | |
| 23 | Old Kaw Mission | Old Kaw Mission More images | March 24, 1971 (#71000323) | 500 N. Mission St. 38°39′57″N 96°29′38″W﻿ / ﻿38.665916°N 96.493958°W﻿ / 38.665916; -96.493958﻿ (Old Kaw Mission) | Council Grove | |
| 24 | Simcock House | Simcock House More images | March 11, 1982 (#82004888) | 206-208 Columbia St. 38°39′43″N 96°29′29″W﻿ / ﻿38.661944°N 96.491389°W﻿ / 38.661944; -96.491389﻿ (Simcock House) | Council Grove | |
| 25 | Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District | Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District More images | May 11, 1995 (#95000585) | 600 feet east of FAS Highway 468, 4¼ miles south of junction with U.S. Route 56 38°36′20″N 96°51′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.605556°N 96.854444°W﻿ / 38.605556; -96.854444﻿ (Six Mile Creek Stage Station Historic District) | Burdick | |
| 26 | US Post Office-Council Grove | US Post Office-Council Grove | October 17, 1989 (#89001636) | 103 W. Main St. 38°39′39″N 96°29′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.660833°N 96.487778°W﻿ / 38.660833; -96.487778﻿ (US Post Office-Council Grove) | Council Grove | |
| 27 | William Young Archeological Site | Upload image | February 24, 1971 (#71000324) | Address Restricted | Council Grove | |