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

There are 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Baxter Springs High School
August 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 Springs Now the middle school?
2 Baxter 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
3 Brush 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 Springs Only surviving Marsh arch bridge on the entire length of the former U.S. Route 66 highway (this section is now a county highway)
4 Columbus Public Carnegie Library
June 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
5 Johnston 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
6 Kansas 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)
Galena Includes part of U.S. Route 66 in Kansas
7 Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter Springs
April 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 Springs Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase listed January 11, 2017
8 Rial 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
9 Edgar 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
10 Williams' 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)
Riverton Now known as Eisler Brothers Old Riverton Store.
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