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Riley County Courthouse
Photo: Kevin Zollman Kzollman 22:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Riley County Courthouse

On the National Register since 200521 years
Listed 2005Manhattan
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Riley County Courthouse

Riley County Courthouse, at 100 Courthouse Plaza, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 15, 2005. The Register lists it for its architecture and politics, at the local level. It was listed as part of County Courthouses of Kansas MPS. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

Through the years

1906 to today

  1. 1906Built
  2. 2005Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 21 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

100 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Riley County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Community HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Downtown Manhattan Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · next door
  4. 4First Christian ChurchBuilding · next door
  5. 5Lyda-Jean ApartmentsBuilding · next door
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BThe AvalonBuilding0.1 miBMattie M. Elliot HouseBuilding0.2 miBManhattan Carnegie Library BuildingBuilt 19040.2 miBE. A. and Ura Wharton HouseBuilt 18970.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilt 18590.2 miBF. B. Forrester HouseBuilding0.2 miDWolf House Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBRunyon, Damon HouseBuilding0.2 miBBethel A.M.E. ChurchBuilding0.3 miBSeven Dolors Catholic ChurchBuilt 19200.3 miDHouston and Pierre Streets Residential Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBHulse-Daughters HouseBuilding0.3 miBFrancis Byron (Barney) Kimble HouseBuilding0.3 miBRobert Ulrich HouseBuilding0.3 miBStrasser HouseBuilding0.3 miBWoman's Club HouseBuilt 19110.4 miBSecond Baptist ChurchBuilding0.5 miBLeslie A. Fitz HouseBuilding0.5 mi
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BDawson’s Conoco Service StationBuilt 19660.5 mi

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Questions about Riley County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Nov 15, 2005 (Register number 05001249).

Is Riley County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kansas has 25 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Riley 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.