Historic Resources Survey, Eudora Township and Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas

Hernly Associates, Inc.

From introduction: "The survey area includes Eudora Township and Kanwaka Township in Douglas County, Kansas. A more refined survey area within the two townships was defined by a list of buildings generated from the KHRI database. These lists identified 74 buildings, 43 in Eudora Township and 31 in Kanwaka Township, from the previous Reconnaissance Surveys for further study. Besides the two previous Reconnaissance Surveys of Eudora Township and Kanwaka Township, the primary source for studying and understanding rural properties in Kansas is the National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas. This document was very useful in helping the consultants place the surveyed buildings into a broader historical context. As the survey proceeded, it became clear that the 74 individual buildings on the KHRI generated lists were a good starting point, but it was also realized that a more inclusive review would paint a bigger picture that could be useful in future preservation planning. Using the MPDF: Historic Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas as a guide, the survey work was approached not on an “individual building” basis Intensive Survey of Eudora Township and Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas 3 but on a property basis. Properties in the survey were reviewed based on the three potential historic register listing categories for farm properties. These are: 1. Farmstead: This consists of at least four associated historic agriculture-related structures on a property, including a barn and at least three other structures, one of which may be (but is not required to be) a farmhouse. 2. Associated Grouping: This is one or more primary farm structures and one or more secondary farm buildings or resources on a property. 3. Primary Farm Structure: These are Barns, Corncribs, Granaries and Farmhouses. Of these, Barns, Corncribs, and Granaries are eligible for individual historic listing under the Historic Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas MPDF. Farmhouses are not eligible to be individually listed under the MPDF, but may be eligible for historic listing based on architectural significance or association with a person." Project funding was provided in part by a 2014 Historic Preservation Fund grant to Douglas County (project number KS-14-008) administered by the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P14AF00104) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Douglas County, Kansas is a Certified Local Government.

Historic Resources Survey, Eudora Township and Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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