Historic Properties in Manhattan
National, State & Manhattan Register of Historic Places
Manhattan has over twenty-five properties and/or districts currently listed on either the National, State, or Manhattan Historic Register, with many more eligible for such recognition (see Multiple Property Documentation Forms). View the Historic Sites Map to see where these sites are located. To read more about these historic resources and why they are significant, click on the links below:
"Tour of Historic Places in Manhattan" Booklet (Web Version)
"Tour of Historic Places in Manhattan" Booklet (Printable Version)
Historic Districts
•Downtown Manhattan Historic District
•Houston & Pierre Streets Residential Historic District
Manhattan Register of Historic Places
•Coons House, 1922 Leavenworth Street
National Register of Historic Places
•Anderson Hall, Kansas State University
•Community House, 120 N. Fourth Street
•Damon Runyon House, 400 Osage Street
•E.A. and Ura Wharton House, 608 Houston Street
•First Congregational Church, 700 Poyntz Avenue
•Fitz House, 1014 Houston Street
•Goodnow Memorial Home, 2301 Claflin Road
•Grimes House, 203 N. Delaware or 1981 Humboldt Street
•Hulse-Daughters House, 617 Colorado Street
•Jeremiah Platt House, 2005 Claflin Road
•KSAC Radio Towers, Kansas State University
•Lyda-Jean Apartments, 501 Houston Street
•Manhattan Carnegie Library Building, Fifth Street and Poyntz Avenue
•Mattie M. Elliot House, 600 Houston Street
•McFarlane-Wareham Residence, 1906 Leavenworth Street
•Riley County Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Plaza
•Robert Ulrich House, 121 N. Eighth Street
•Samuel Houston House, 3624 Anderson Avenue
•Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Juliette Avenue and Pierre Street
•Woman's Club House, 900 Poyntz Avenue
Register of Historic Kansas Places
•Henry and Elenora Strong House, 1916 Beck Street
•Manhattan State Bank, 400 Poyntz Avenue
•Phillipena J. Strasser House, 326 Laramie Street
•Union Pacific Depot, 120 Fort Riley Boulevard
•Washington and Julia Marlatt Homestead, 1600 College Avenue
The full nomination form for each property listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Register of Historic Kansas Places can be downloaded from the Kansas State Historical Society's National & State Register Dababase.
If you would like information about nominating a property to the National or State Register, please visit the Kansas State Historical Society website or, for the local register, read about the Manhattan Register of Historic Places on the City website. You may also contact Cam Moeller, Long Range Planner, at 785-587-2412 for additional assistance.