National Historic Landmark · Fairway, Kansas

Shawnee Mission

Built 1845. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1845Listed 1966Federal architecture
Shawnee Mission
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address53rd St. at Mission Rd., Fairway, KS
CountyJohnson County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forNative American heritage, Education
Level of significanceNational
Also known asShawnee Methodist Mission
Reference number66000345
Built1845 · more from the 1840s
StyleFederal architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places

Visiting

Address53rd St. at Mission Rd., Fairway, KS
Coordinates39.0331° N, 94.6241° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Questions people ask

When was Shawnee Mission listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Shawnee Mission built?

1845, in the Federal architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Shawnee Mission?

53rd St. at Mission Rd., Fairway, Johnson County, Kansas.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000345. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.