Hollenberg Pony Express Station
United States historic place in Hanover, Kansas. Built 1857. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Hollenberg Pony Express Station, also known as Cottonwood Pony Express Station, is the most intact surviving station of the Pony Express in the United States. It was built by Gerat H. Hollenberg in 1858, to serve travelers on the Oregon and California Trails, and was used by the Pony Express when it was established in 1860. The station is owned by the state of Kansas and is operated by the Kansas Historical Society as Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1.5 mi E of Hanover, Hanover vicinity, KS |
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000352 |
| Built | 1857 |
| Type of place | commercial building |
| Style | vernacular architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
Visiting
| Address | 1.5 mi E of Hanover, Hanover, KS |
| Coordinates | 39.90086, -96.84388 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Homestead National Historical Park · 27 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000352. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.