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Council Grove

20 places in Council Grove, Kansas are on the National Register of Historic Places. Vernacular is the style recorded most often on these buildings. 2 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Council Grove Historic District, added Oct 15, 1966.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

20
Listings
2
Historic districts
1
National Historic Landmarks
1966
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedCouncil Grove Historic District · Oct 15, 1966
Oldest construction dateOld Kaw Mission · built 1851

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 9 of the 20 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Landmark · Morris County
Council Grove Historic District
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Building · Morris County
Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn
BuildingListed 1990
Building · Morris County
Cottage House Hotel
BuildingListed 1988
Building · Morris County
Council Grove Carnegie Library
BuildingListed 1987

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Vernacular 4Federal 2Neoclassical 2Romanesque Revival 1Tudor Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 8 of the 20 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn▾1990
Address
N of US 56, E of Big John Cr., Council Grove vicinity
Listed
Oct 25, 1990
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
90001576
Built
1871
Style
vernacular architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Big John Farm Limestone Bank Barn
Cottage House Hotel▾1988
Address
25 N. Neosho, Council Grove
Listed
Aug 4, 1988
Listed for
Commerce, Entertainment and recreation
Significance
Local
Also known as
Cottage House; Cottage Hotel; Statecoach Motor-Tel
Reference
88001172
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Cottage House Hotel
Council Grove Carnegie Library▾1987
Address
303 W. Main, Council Grove
Listed
Jun 25, 1987
Listed for
Education, Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
87000963
Built
1917
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Council Grove Carnegie Library
Council Grove Downtown Historic District▾2010
Address
Generally spanning from Neosho River to Belfry on W Main and extending N to Columbia between Neosho and Mission, Council Grove
Listed
Jul 30, 2010
Listed for
Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
10000519
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Council Grove Downtown Historic District
Council Grove Historic DistrictNHL1966
Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot▾2001
Address
512 E. Main St., Council Grove
Listed
Oct 11, 2001
Listed for
Transportation, Architecture
Significance
State
Reference
01001092
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot
Council Grove National Bank▾1976
Address
130 W. Main, Council Grove
Listed
Jun 3, 1976
Listed for
Commerce, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
Morris County State Bank
Reference
76000834
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Council Grove National Bank
Farmers and Drovers Bank▾1971
Address
201 W. Main St., Council Grove
Listed
Jun 21, 1971
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
State
Reference
71000321
Built
1892
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Farmers and Drovers Bank
Farmers and Drovers Bank and Indicator Building (Boundary Increase)▾1982
Address
201 and 203 W. Main, Council Grove
Listed
Feb 19, 1982
Listed for
Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
See Also:Farmers and Drovers Bank
Reference
82002667
Built
1892
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Farmers and Drovers Bank and Indicator Building (Boundary Increase)
First Baptist Church▾1995
Address
325 W. Main St., Council Grove
Listed
Jul 28, 1995
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
95000915
Built
1909
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
First Baptist Church
Furney Farm▾2006
Address
649 E. KS 56, Council Grove
Listed
Jul 12, 2006
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
John Amos Farm
Reference
06000596
Style
Tudor Revival architecture
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Furney Farm
Greenwood Cemetery▾2020
Address
00 West Main St., Council Grove
Listed
Feb 3, 2020
Listed for
Exploration and settlement
Significance
Local
Reference
100004926
Built
1863
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Greenwood Cemetery
Seth Hays House▾1975
Address
203 Wood St., Council Grove
Listed
Sep 25, 1975
Listed for
Commerce, Exploration and settlement
Significance
State
Reference
75000718
Built
1867
Style
vernacular architecture, Federal architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Hays, Seth, House
Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill▾2015
Address
E. of N. Belfry St., generally from Columbia to Conn Sts., Council Grove
Listed
Apr 14, 2015
Listed for
Entertainment and recreation
Significance
Local
Reference
15000148
Contributing
2 sites, 2 objects
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Directions ↗
Last Chance Store▾1971
Address
500 W. Main St., Council Grove
Listed
Jun 21, 1971
Listed for
Commerce
Significance
State
Reference
71000322
Built
1857
Style
vernacular architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Last Chance Store
Little John Creek Reserve▾2001
Address
E. 1/2, Sec. 29, T 16 S, R 9 E, Council Grove
Listed
Oct 21, 2001
Listed for
Native American heritage, Transportation
Significance
Local
Also known as
Kansas Reservation and Agency
Reference
01001125
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Madonna of the Trail▾·
Address
11 E. Main St., Council Grove
Listed for
Art, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
100002245
Contributing
1 site, 1 object
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Directions ↗
Old Kaw Mission▾1971
Address
500 N. Mission St., Council Grove
Listed
Mar 24, 1971
Listed for
Education, Religion
Significance
National
Also known as
Kaw Methodist Mission
Reference
71000323
Built
1851
Style
vernacular architecture, Federal architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Old Kaw Mission
Simcock House▾1982
Address
206--208 Columbia St., Council Grove
Listed
Mar 11, 1982
Listed for
Exploration and settlement, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Marks Apartments
Reference
82004888
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Simcock House
US Post Office–Council Grove▾1989
Address
103 W. Main St., Council Grove
Listed
Oct 17, 1989
Listed for
Art, Politics and government, Social history
Significance
State
Also known as
Council Grove United States Post Office
Reference
89001636
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
US Post Office–Council Grove

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Morris County.

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