Final Historic Resources Survey Report, Johnson County, Kansas, September 2009

Musch, Cheryl; Isaacs, Melissa

From introduction: "This report summarizes the results of a survey identifying historic resources conducted by the Johnson County Museum in Johnson County, Kansas, from 1991 to 2008 for the Historic Preservation Office of the Kansas State Historical Society. Over the past 17 years, a significant number of the pre-1950 structures in Johnson County have been surveyed by the Johnson County Museum. This survey is part of a larger project to document historic architectural resources in the state of Kansas, funded by a historic preservation survey grant from the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior and administered by the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office. The purpose of this survey was to identify Johnson County’s historic architectural resources. The survey and resulting data will provide a basis for comprehensive preservation planning and for education about the county’s historic resources. The project was guided by a survey master plan drafted in 1991, which included a multi-year reconnaissance level survey, comprehensive surveys of selected properties, and eligibility assessments and nominations for the Register of Historic Kansas Places and the National Register of Historic Places. This plan identified priorities for reconnaissance survey areas, beginning with areas which are under development pressure and have historic resources which may be threatened. The plan also defined the historic context, common property types, and a timetable for the project. From 1991 to 2008, structures on Johnson County’s 302,720 acres were surveyed by six project managers and 91 trained volunteers. At the reconnaissance level, 9,213 Kansas Historic Resources Inventory Reconnaissance Forms were completed. The focus of the project was on identifying pre-1950 structures in the county. Reconnaissance level surveys led to the identification of resources for comprehensive survey and research, which led to nominations of properties to the State and National Registers." Funding was provided in part by a 1992 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office (project number KS-92-003, grant number 20-92-70122) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Final Historic Resources Survey Report, Johnson County, Kansas, September 2009

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