National and State Registers of Historic Places

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County: Graham
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Antelope Lake Park

2.5 mi. W and 0.5 mi. N of jct. US 24 & K85
Morland Vicinity (Graham County)
Listed in National Register Jul 10, 2008

Architect: Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Area of Significance: outdoor recreation; irrigation facility
Architectural Style(s): Other
Thematic Nomination: New Deal-era Resources of Kansas

Antelope Lake Park is a district consisting of a lake constructed in 1935 by the federal Emergency Relief Administration, an earth-filled dam, two Rustic-style stone shelter houses, five stone privies, a stone fireplace, and a steel truss bridge. The park was nominated under the "New Deal-era Resources of Kansas Multiple Property Submission."

Harry Keith Barn

200th Avenue & M Road (1/2 miles E of Avenue 200 on M Road)
Penokee (Graham County)
Listed in National Register Apr 9, 2013

Architect: Builder: Harry Keith (& his brothers & neighbors)
Area of Significance: agricultural outbuilding; animal facility
Architectural Style(s): Other
Thematic Nomination: Historic Agriculture Related Resources of Kansas

The Harry Keith Barn is located south of Penokee in Graham County and was built in October 1940 by farmer Harry Keith with the help of his brothers and neighbors. Situated within a landscape of rolling agricultural fields and century-old cottonwood trees along nearby Brush Creek, the barn is built into a hillside and features an iconic gambrel roof. The barn's lower level functioned as a place to house and feed livestock and milk cattle, and the upper level served as hay and grain storage. The surrounding farmstead includes a few remaining outbuildings. Adjacent to the barn is an Aermotor windmill, likely the 702 model, which was first manufactured by the Aermotor Company of Chicago in 1933, along with a reservoir that holds 4,000 gallons of water. The Keith Barn was nominated to the National Register as part of the "Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas" multiple property nomination for its local significance in the areas of agriculture and architecture.

Nicodemus Historic District

Nicodemus (Graham County)
Listed in National Register Jan 7, 1976

National Historic Landmark, 1/7/1976

Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: commercial district
Architectural Style(s): Other

In the years after the Civil War, African Americans moved from the South to pursue better lives. With the assistance of a former slave, Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, freed African Americans began moving north and west to establish communities. Nicodemus was such a community established in September 1877 with the assistance of Singleton and a white Tennessee minister, W. T. Hill. By 1880, the population of the settlement was 260 with 35 residential and commercial buildings being constructed by 1881. Throughout the 1880s, the township thrived establishing such community activities as a baseball team, literary societies, and lodges. In 1887, the town's first bank was in operation. By the 1950s, the population began to decrease with the town losing its post office in 1953. The nationally significant Nicodemus Historic District includes eight buildings within the original townsite.