Kansas Historic Resources Inventory Survey Report: Downtown Lincoln Historic Survey

Spencer, Brenda

Overview: "The Lincoln County Economic Development Foundation (LCEDF) hired Spencer Preservation through a competitive bid process to conduct surveys in the county, including Lincoln's downtown area. The primary purpose was to assess the collection of downtown buildings potential for listing a downtown historic district in the state or national historic register. Toward that goal, each individual resource within the survey area was analyzed in terms of historic integrity for potential status in a historic district or potential individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the Register of Historic Kansas Places. Kelly Larson with LCEDF was the primary contact for Spencer Preservation. Local assistance was also provided by Bud De Arvil of the Lincoln County Historical Museum. The boundary for the survey area was identified prior to applying for the grant and included commercial properties generally on Lincoln Avenue from 6th Street (Hwy 14) to 2nd Street and the side streets one block off of Lincoln from Court to Elm Streets. The defined area totaled eighty-one resources. Each resource in the survey area was assigned a number. Twelve of the properties had previously been surveyed with records in the Kansas Historic Resource Inventory (KHRI); these records were updated as a part of the current project. Three of the surveyed properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places: the Kyne House at the Lincoln County Historical Museum, the Cummins Block at 161 E. Lincoln, and the Lincoln County Courthouse." Project funding was provided by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Kansas Historical Society administered to the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00077).

Kansas Historic Resources Inventory Survey Report: Downtown Lincoln Historic Survey

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