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Atchison County Courthouse

Architect: George P. Washburn
Category: courthouse

Built in 1896, the Atchison County Courthouse is a George P. Washburn design and an example of Romanesque style architecture. It is a rectangular three-story structure and built of gray ashlar stone. A seven-story clock tower dominates the front façade. The courthouse is significant for its association with county government and as a Washburn-designed courthouse.

• National Register Nomination

Atchison County Memorial Hall (Soldiers & Sailors memorial Hall)

Architect: Rudolph Meier
Category: auditorium

Built in 1922, the Atchison County Memorial Hall, also known as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, is a two-story buff brick Neo-Classical-style building. A full-height porch supported by classical columns adorns the front façade as well as symmetrically balanced windows and entrance doors that reflect the architectural style. A variety of traveling theater companies performed in the facility during the 1920s and 1930s and celebrity appearances continued through the decades. Meeting spaces for both the white and black American Legion posts were also located in the building. The building is significant for its association with entertainment history and its representation of the Neo-Classical style.

• National Register Nomination

Atchison Post Office

Architect: Willoughby J. Edbrooke
Category: post office

Built of coursed ashlar limestone, construction began in 1892 and is an example of the Romanesque style. The construction of the Atchison Post Office was authorized by an act of Congress approved in May 1890. Senator John J. Ingalls, native of Atchison, assisted in securing the passage of the act. The building is significant for its representation of the Romanesque style.

• National Register Nomination

Atchison Santa Fe Freight Depot

Architect: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Category: rail-related

The Atchison Santa Fe Freight Depot, built in 1880, is a masonry building constructed with quarry-faced ashlar stone of contrasting corner quoins and fenestration surrounds. The building has two main sections- a two-story office on the west end and one-story freight section on the east. Listed as part of the Historic Railroad Resources of Kansas multiple property submission it is significant for its design and impact on transportation.

• National Register Nomination

Baker, Francis and Harriet, House

Architect: Walter C. Root
Category: single dwelling

The Baker House, a large three-story stone residence, was constructed in 1901 and completed in 1902. The house is an asymmetrical cube design and draws influence from the Mission style. The carriage house is two stories and a basement; it originally contained horse stalls on the first story, living quarters on the second story and the house heating equipment in the basement. The buildings are significant for their interpretation of the Mission style of architecture.

• National Register Nomination

Benedictine College North Campus Historic Complex

Architect: Francis Himpler, Alfred Meier
Category: religious facility; college

• National Register Nomination

Bolman, George T. and Minnie Searles, House

Architect: Not listed
Category: single dwelling

The Bolman House, constructed in 1912, is a two-and a-half-story residence clad in white stucco. It is simple in design and is representative of the Colonial Revival style with Craftsman details including woodwork, leaded glass, and glazed tile. The Bolmans were an affluent family with roots in Atchison, beginning with Mrs. Bolman's father, Gaylord Wood Searles. The house is significant for its architecture.

• National Register Nomination

Braun, Henry, House

Architect: Henry Braun
Category: single dwelling

The Henry Braun house is a two-story Queen Anne-style cottage and built by the owner, Henry Braun. Braun built the house in 1884, remodeling and expanding the house in the early 1900s. The house has clapboard siding with chamfered bays on the south and east façades. Braun also designed and/or built approximately 100 Atchison homes. The house is significant as an example of a self-built home in the Queen Anne style constructed by one of Atchison's most prolific builders.

• National Register Nomination

Brown, J.P., House

Architect: J. P. Brown
Category: single dwelling

Built in 1879 for John P. Brown, the Brown house is a two-story brick residence with Queen Anne details. Brown was a successful railroad contractor and businessman who obtained contracts for many of the early railroads in northeast Kansas. The house is significant for its architecture as well as its connection to Brown and early commerce of Atchison.

• National Register Nomination

Burnes Rental Houses Historic District

Architect: Not listed
Category: single dwelling

The Burnes Rental Houses Historic District consists of three one-and-one-half story brick houses that are a vernacular interpretation of the Gothic Revival style. Built in 1879, the houses were built as speculation or rental properties by the Burnes Brothers who were fundamental in the founding and development of Atchison. The district is significant for its association with the development of Atchison as well as for their architecture.

• National Register Nomination