Historic Register Nominations
Spencer Preservation has successfully prepared over one hundred nominations at the state and national levels. Historic Register Nominations require an in-depth analysis of a building’s architecture and research into the property’s origins and use in order to develop an architectural description and statement of historical significance.
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States’ official list of historically significant properties. Properties eligible for the register generally retain their historic appearance, are at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The Register of Historic Kansas Places is the state’s official list of historically significant properties. Properties included in the National Register are automatically listed in the State Register. However, not all properties listed in the State Register are included in the National Register. The same general criteria are used to assess the eligibility of a property for inclusion in the state register, but more flexibility is allowed in the interpretation of the criteria for eligibility.
Individual nominations have included numerous commercial buildings, barns, cemeteries, and monuments...even a cave. Spencer is often hired to pursue National Register listings as a preservation planning tool for communities. In recent years, she has completed downtown district nominations in Eureka, Council Grove, and Lincoln in addition to several residential and commercial districts in DeSoto, Manhattan and Wichita.
Following is a list of nominations completed by Spencer. Projects are in Kansas unless otherwise noted. Nominations of Kansas resources are available online at https://www.kshs.org/p/register-database/14638
Historic Agriculture Related Resources of Kansas
Agra Consolidated School
Apartment Buildings on the North End of the Paseo Boulevard in Kansas City, MO
Ash-Grove Historic District, Wichita
Ashland Grade School
ATSF Motive Power Building, Topeka
Avalon Apartments, Manhattan
Belleville High School
Berquist & Nelson Drug Store Building, Lindsborg
Bluemont Youth Cabin, Manhattan
Bown-Corby School, Marion
Boy Scout Cabin, Council Grove
C.R./Hundertmark Building, Lincoln
Casson Building, Topeka
Clareen-Peterson Restaurant Building, Lindsborg
Coffeyville Municipal Hall, Coffeyville
Council Grove (KS) Downtown Historic District
Cowie Electric Co. Buildings, Wichita
Curtis Junior High School, Topeka
Eastwood Plaza Apartments, Wichita
El Dorado High School & Junior College
Eliason Barn, Dickenson County
Earl H. Ellis VFW Post #1362, Pratt
Ellsworth Apartments, Kansas City, MO
Ellsworth (KS) Downtown Historic District
Eureka (KS) Downtown Historic District
Fairmount Apartments, Wichita
Fire Station No. 2, Topeka
Garfield Elementary School, Abilene
Garvey Center Historic District, Wichita
Grandview Apartments, Wichita
Greenwood Cemetery and Abbey, Eureka, KS
Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove
Hahn Barn, Ness County
Hartford House, Manhattan
Hastings Brewery and Bottling Works, Hastings NE
Hennessy Hall, Saint Mary of the Plains Campus, Dodge City
Hjerpe Grocery, Lindsburg
Hermits Cave, Council Grove
Hoisington High School
Holmberg and Johnson Blacksmith Shop, Lindsborg
J. Arch Butts Packard Building, Wichita
Joseph Heptig Barn, Pottawatomie County
Junction City (KS) Downtown Historic District
Kessler Apartments, Kansas City, MO
Knightly Parking Garage (Broadway Auto Park), Wichita
Lahn Building, Wichita
Lane County Community High School, Dighton
Lincoln City Park
Lincoln Downtown Historic District
Lindsborg Grocers Building, Lindsborg
Peter Lindquist Tailor Shop, Lindsborg
Long Island School
Lowell School, Salina
Lyons High School
McGregor House, Tulsa, OK
McMahon Apartments, Kansas ity, MO
McNee Barns, Chase County
Madonna of the Trail Monument, Council Grove
Maine Apartments, Kansas City, MO
Downtown Manhattan (KS) Historic District
Manweiler-Maupin Chevrolet, Hoisington
Maples Apartments, Kansas City, MO
Maryland Apartments, Kansas City, MO
Michelson Building, Kansas City, MO
Midland Hotel, Wilson
The Missouri Apartments, Kansas City, MO
National Bank of America Building, Salina
New England Apartments Kansas City, MO
Northeast Junior High School, Kansas City, KS
Norton Apartments, Salina
The Parkview Apartments, Kansas City, MO
Persons Barn and Granary, Riley County
Pioneer Cabin, Manhattan City Park
Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Westmoreland
Powell Building, Goff
Samuel Pratt Barn, Wabaunsee County
Protection High School
Historic Public Schools of Kansas
Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan
Riley-Holden Building, Wichita
Rooks County Record Building, Stockton
Rosberg-Holmgren-Clareen Block, Lindsborg
Sally Ann Apartments, Tulsa
Santa Fe Hospital, Topeka
Shafer Barn, Sheridan County
Shallow Water School
Shankman Building, Kansas City, MO
South Kansas Avenue Historic District, Wichita
St. Thomas Hospital, Colby
Sunflower Village Historic District, DeSoto, KS
Sylvia Rural High School
Teske Farmstead, Pottawatomie County
Teague-Nelson Building, Salina
Thornburg Barn, Ness County
Topeka High School
Virginia Apartments, Kansas City, MO
W.H. Gaiser Carriage Works Building, Wichita
Washington Elementary School, Independence
Western Union Building, Wichita
Wilcox School District 29, Trego County
Wilson (KS) Downtown Districts #1 – Main Street
Wilson Downtown Historic District #3 – Southside
Winfield National Bank Building, Winfield
Winona Consolidated School, Winona
Wolfe House Complex Historic District, Manhattan
Yingling Brothers Auto Company Building, El Dorado