National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Kansas


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

Location of Cherokee County in Kansas

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee 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 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3]Name on the Register[4]ImageDate listed[5]Location City or townDescription
1Baxter Springs High SchoolAugust 8, 2014
(#14000479)
1520 Cleveland Ave.
37°01′12″N 94°43′58″W / 37.0201°N 94.7329°W / 37.0201; -94.7329 (Baxter Springs High School)
Baxter SpringsNow the middle school?
2Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station
Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station
August 29, 2003
(#03000841)
940 Military Ave.
37°01′33″N 94°44′05″W / 37.025833°N 94.734722°W / 37.025833; -94.734722 (Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station)
Baxter Springs
3Big Brutus
Big Brutus
January 5, 2018
(#100001945)
6509 NW 60th St.
37°16′26″N 94°56′20″W / 37.273882°N 94.938827°W / 37.273882; -94.938827 (Big Brutus)
West MineralA very large electric shovel.
4Brush Creek Bridge
Brush Creek Bridge
March 10, 1983
(#83000419)
North of Baxter Springs
37°04′24″N 94°44′26″W / 37.073333°N 94.740556°W / 37.073333; -94.740556 (Brush Creek Bridge)
Baxter SpringsOnly surviving Marsh arch bridge on the entire length of the former U.S. Route 66 highway (this section is now a county highway)
5Columbus Public Carnegie LibraryJune 25, 1987
(#87000932)
205 N. Kansas
37°10′22″N 94°50′36″W / 37.172778°N 94.843333°W / 37.172778; -94.843333 (Columbus Public Carnegie Library)
Columbus
6Johnston Library
Johnston Library
November 21, 1976
(#76000817)
210 W. 10th St.
37°01′35″N 94°44′12″W / 37.026389°N 94.736667°W / 37.026389; -94.736667 (Johnston Library)
Baxter Springs
7Kansas Route 66 Historic District-East Galena
Kansas Route 66 Historic District-East Galena
August 29, 2003
(#03000842)
U.S. Route 66
37°05′05″N 94°37′43″W / 37.084722°N 94.628611°W / 37.084722; -94.628611 (Kansas Route 66 Historic District-East Galena)
GalenaIncludes part of U.S. Route 66 in Kansas
8Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter SpringsApril 14, 2015
(#15000141)
N. Willow Ave., SE. 50th St.; also SE. Beasley Rd.
37°02′14″N 94°44′26″W / 37.0373°N 94.7406°W / 37.0373; -94.7406 (Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter Springs)
Baxter SpringsSecond set of addresses represent a boundary increase listed January 11, 2017
9Rial A. Niles House
Rial A. Niles House
September 6, 2006
(#06000772)
605 E. 12th St.
37°01′24″N 94°43′43″W / 37.023333°N 94.728611°W / 37.023333; -94.728611 (Rial A. Niles House)
Baxter Springs
10Edgar Backus Schermerhorn House
Edgar Backus Schermerhorn House
August 21, 1989
(#89001146)
803 E. 5th St.
37°04′35″N 94°37′53″W / 37.076389°N 94.631306°W / 37.076389; -94.631306 (Edgar Backus Schermerhorn House)
Galena
11Soffietti-Boccia Grocery StoreMarch 27, 2017
(#100000793)
313 Fleming St.
37°17′03″N 94°55′45″W / 37.284053°N 94.929298°W / 37.284053; -94.929298 (Soffietti-Boccia Grocery Store)
West Mineral
12Williams' Store
Williams' Store
August 29, 2003
(#03000843)
7109 SE U.S. Route 66
37°04′30″N 94°42′10″W / 37.075°N 94.702778°W / 37.075; -94.702778 (Williams' Store)
RivertonNow known as Eisler Brothers Old Riverton Store.

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