National and State Registers of Historic Places
Results of Query:
County: Rice
Records: All Properties
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Cooper Hall
North BroadwaySterling (Rice County)
Listed in National Register May 3, 1974
Architect: William Gall
Area of Significance: college
Architectural Style(s): Gothic
Little Arkansas River Crossing
NE Intersection, Avenue P & 30th RoadWindom (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Apr 5, 2014
Architect: N/A
Area of Significance: transportation
Thematic Nomination: Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail (Amended 2013)
The Little Arkansas River Crossing site is located in Rice County, approximately five miles southwest of Windom. Being on the main route of the Santa Fe Trail, 90 miles west of Council Grove, the Little Arkansas River was crossed by most trail traffic, including military traffic. William Becknell initiated trade with Santa Fe in 1821 and most likely crossed the Little Arkansas River at this site that year. Certainly, though, this crossing was used from the initiation of wagon traffic over the trail in 1822 to the advancement of the railroad to Junction City in 1866. Travelers bound for Santa Fe would take the train to Junction City then continue southwest along the Butterfield Overland Despatch route to Fort Ellsworth, then southwest on a connecting road to Fort Zarah, where they resumed the main trail. This new route from Junction City spelled the end of long-distance trail traffic east of Fort Zarah (near present-day Great Bend). The nominated site contains two trail swales and a monument erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1929. The property was nominated as part of the "Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail" in the areas of commerce, transportation, and social history.
Lyons Carnegie Library Building
105 West LyonLyons (Rice County)
Listed in State Register Feb 21, 1987
Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: library
Architectural Style(s): Classical Revival
Malone Archeological Site
Address RestrictedLyons (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Jun 26, 1972
Architect: Not listed
Area of Significance: archaeological site; village site
Petroglyph Site 14RC11
Address RestrictedLittle River (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Jul 9, 1982
Architect: Not applicable
Area of Significance: work of art
Thematic Nomination: Kansas Rock Art
This is one of 30 American Indian rock art sites located in the state of Kansas. The majority of the sites are located in four counties in the central part of the state. Smaller numbers are located in southeast and southwestern Kansas. These sites have examples of anthropomorphic figures and human-like forms, animals and animal-like forms, geometric designs, straight lines, and grooves. Several styles of anthropomorphic petroglyphs have been recognized. Previous analysis of a fraction of this rock art indicates it is the product of Indian tribes inhabiting Kansas during the protohistoric and historic periods of circa AD 1541 to AD 1870.
Peverly Petroglyph Site (14RC10)
Address RestrictedLittle River vicinity (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Jul 9, 1982
Architect: Not Applicable
Area of Significance: work of art
Architectural Style(s): Other
Thematic Nomination: Kansas Rock Art
This is one of 30 American Indian rock art sites located in the state of Kansas. The majority of the sites are located in four counties in the central part of the state. Smaller numbers are located in southeast and southwestern Kansas. These sites have examples of anthropomorphic figures and human-like forms, animals and animal-like forms, geometric designs, straight lines, and grooves. Several styles of anthropomorphic petroglyphs have been recognized. Previous analysis of a fraction of this rock art indicates it is the product of Indian tribes inhabiting Kansas during the protohistoric and historic periods of circa AD 1541 to AD 1870.
Rice County Courthouse
101 West Commercial StreetLyons (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Apr 26, 2002
Architect: James Holland and Son
Area of Significance: courthouse
Architectural Style(s): Romanesque
Thematic Nomination: Historic County Courthouses of Kansas
Rice County Jail and Sheriff Residence
120 E Main StLyons (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Sep 30, 2021
Architect: Stookey, Roy W.
Area of Significance: correctional facility; domestic; single dwelling
Architectural Style(s): Italian Renaissance
The Rice County Jail and Sheriff’s Residence is a two-story Italian Renaissance-style structure with a rectangular plan. It is constructed of dark red brick and has a red terra cotta tile hipped-roof. Porches are centered on three of its four sides, with the fourth side having an expanded metal fire escape. The interior reflects the Renaissance styles with oak woodwork and oak floors. The upper level of the building functioned as the county’s jail from 1929 until 2001 when the new Rice County Law Enforcement Center and Detention Facility was opened just outside Lyons city limits. The main floor served as the Sheriff’s living quarters until 1985, when the Sheriff moved off-site. Designed by architect Roy W Stookey of Ottawa, Kansas, the building was constructed in 1929 and maintains a high level of architectural integrity and character-defining features. It is a good local example of a Italian Renaissance-style building.
Santa Fe Trail - Rice County Segment 1 (Ralph's & Kerns' Ruts)
Bushton Blacktop (FAS Hwy. 570), 3/4 mi North of US56, Chase vicinityChase (Rice County)
Listed in National Register May 11, 1995
Architect: N/A
Area of Significance: road-related
Thematic Nomination: Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail (Amended 2013)
William Becknell initiated trade with Santa Fe in 1821 and most likely passed over this section of the trail in that year. Certainly, though, this portion of the trail was used from the initiation of wagon traffic over the trail in 1822 to the advancement of the railroad through central Kansas in 1867. These rutted remains were an important component of the commerce and transportation network that developed. These ruts were traversed by caravans that undertook that portion of the trail from Cow Creek in the east to the Big Bend of the Arkansas River to the west - two popular overnight camping grounds. This portion of the trail performed important freighting transportation functions. With the location of Fort Zarah to the west of the site and several other forts further along the trail itself, much of their freight probably traversed this site. This trail segment was nominated for its national significance in the areas of commerce, transportation, and military. It is also eligible for its potential to yield important information related to the stretch of trail between the Little Arkansas Crossings and Fort Zarah. A portion of the ruts (known as Ralph's Ruts) were listed in the National Register on May 11, 1995. The boundary was expanded to include Kerns' Ruts, which was approved by the NPS on July 17, 2013.
- National Register Nomination
- National Register Nomination Amendment
- Inventory Record
- Inventory Record
Santa Fe Trail - Rice County Segment 2 (Fry's Ruts)
Avenue P near 30th RoadLittle River (Rice County)
Listed in National Register Aug 6, 2013
Architect: N/A
Area of Significance: transportation
Thematic Nomination: Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail (Amended 2013)
The Santa Fe Trail - Rice County Segment 2, also known as Fry's Ruts, is a 13-acre remnant of the main route of the trail, which was active from 1821 until 1880, though the association of this site with the trail ends in 1866 with the coming of the railroad. This trail remnant was associated with the Little Arkansas River crossings about one mile northeast of this site. As the trail approached the river from the east, it split into two branches four miles to the east of the crossing; the branches converged a little over one mile southwest of the crossing, immediately west of this site. This split of the main route was most likely due to the condition of the two crossings at the river, which were one-quarter mile apart. Scouts would ride ahead to determine which crossing was safest and least difficult to cross and direct the caravan accordingly. This site is nationally significant under Criteria A and D for its association with the transportation and commerce along the Santa Fe Trail and for its potential to yield important archeological information. It was nominated as part of the "Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail" multiple property nomination.
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