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Barton, Welborn 'Doc', House

Architect: unknown
Category: vacant/not in use; secondary structure; single dwelling; storage

Built in about 1880, the Barton House is a unique combination of common late nineteenth century house forms and styles. The National Folk form is expressed in the house?s symmetry and in the multiple exterior doors, while the Victorian form is expressed in the chamfered exterior walls. The Victorian style is expressed in the interior and exterior wood trim and the original front porch details. One of the most unique features of the Barton House is the presence of eight exterior doorways within the original configuration - a five-room, 850 square-foot plan. Each room has at least one door to the outside. It was common for some types of Folk buildings to feature two front doors, including the double-pen, the dogtrot, and the I-house, although the reasons for the multiple doors varies with the region and type of house. In addition to its unique architecture, the house was home to early western Kansas cattleman Welborn 'Doc' Barton, who built the home in Cimarron and moved to its current location in Ingalls in 1896. Barton lived in the house until his death in 1946. It was nominated for its association with Barton and as a unique example of Folk Victorian architecture.

Cimarron Hotel

Architect: Not listed
Category: hotel; resort

Constructed in response to the increased settlement to the area, the Cimarron Hotel was built in 1886 as an investment by Judge N.B. Klaine of Dodge City. Architect John Opp designed the three-story brick hotel in the Second Empire style. Key elements that represent the style are the mansard roof and arched windows. The hotel was also a sanitarium, but returned to a hotel in the early 1900s and is in continuous use today.

• National Register Nomination

Gray County Courthouse (Old)

Architect: Unknown
Category: department store; specialty store; courthouse; multiple dwelling; meeting hall

This two-story brick commercial building in downtown Cimarron was at the center of a heated county seat dispute in 1889. When Gray County was established in 1887, Cimarron was designated the temporary county seat. Nearby Ingalls also sought permanent county seat status and in an election on October 31, 1887, both towns claimed victory. Accusations of buying votes and ballotbox stuffing were slung back and forth. The Kansas Supreme Court eventually declared Cimarron the winner. The building that would serve as Gray County's first courthouse was one of only a few permanent masonry buildings in Cimarron at the time. The county leased the building in January of 1888. One year later, a group of men from Ingalls raided the courthouse and stole the county records leaving three men dead in the bloody gunfight. Despite this setback, the county continued to operate in Cimarron. The present courthouse, which dates to 1927, is located two blocks south of this building. The Old Gray County Courthouse was nominated for its association with the history of early Cimarrron history and its role in the 1889 Gray County Seat War.

• National Register Nomination