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Atchison County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Atchison County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197551 years
Listed 1975Atchison
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Atchison County Courthouse

Atchison County Courthouse, at SW corner of 5th and Parallel Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 16, 1975. It was among the first 10 of Atchison’s 46 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 1.5 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Atchison, Kansas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1897 to today

  1. 1897Built, designed by George P. Washburn
  2. 1975Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 51 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

SW corner of 5th and Parallel Sts., Atchison · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Atchison County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Anna & Richard Avery Park MansionBuilding · next door
  3. 3Glancy/Pennell HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4Lanphear-Mitchell HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5George T. and Minnie Searles Bolman HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCampbell Chapel AME ChurchBuilt 18780.1 miBAtchison Post OfficeBuilding0.2 miBW. W. Hetherington HouseBuilt 18800.2 miBFrederick W. Stein HouseBuilt 19480.2 miBHausner HouseBuilding0.2 miBBurnes Rental Houses Historic DistrictBuilding0.2 miBH. E. Muchnic HouseBuilt 18850.2 miBJulius Kuhn BlockBuilding0.3 miBAtchison YMCABuilding0.3 miBGlick-Orr HouseBuilt 19130.3 miBRobert L. Pease HouseBuilt 18800.3 miBAmelia Earhart BirthplaceBuilt 18610.3 miBFrank Howard HouseBuilt 18850.3 miDEarhart, Amelia, Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBEbenezer Baptist ChurchBuilt 19110.3 miBJ. P. Brown HouseBuilt 18800.3 miBJansen HouseBuilt 19000.3 miBMichael J. and Mattie Horan HouseBuilding0.3 mi
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BFrancis and Harriet Baker HouseBuilt 19020.3 miBB. P. Waggener HouseBuilt 18860.3 miBChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Freight DepotBuilding0.4 miBA. J. Harwi Hardware Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBWherrett-Mize Drug Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBAtchison County Memorial HallBuilding0.4 miBBalie P. Waggener HouseBuilt 18790.4 miBLincoln SchoolBuilding0.4 miBMartin, John A., Grade SchoolBuilding0.4 miBJames M. Edmiston HouseBuilding0.5 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchBuilt 18680.5 miBA. J. Harwi HouseBuilt 18860.5 miBBenedictine College North Campus Historic ComplexBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Atchison County Courthouse

Is Atchison County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 16, 1975 (Register number 75000704).

Is Atchison County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kansas has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Leavenworth, 18.3 miles away.

Can you visit Atchison County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.