National Historic Landmark · ranch · Strong City, Kansas

Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House

Built 1881. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic Landmark Built 1881 Listed 1971 Second Empire style

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

Property type	Building
Address	3 mi. N of Strong City on KS 177, Strong City vicinity, KS
County	Chase County
Listed	Apr 16, 1971
Listed for	Architecture
Level of significance	State
Also known as	Jones Ranch House
Reference number	71000305
Built	1881 · more from the 1880s
Type of place	ranch
Style	Second Empire style
Designations	National Historic Landmark, listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places
Contributing resources	3 buildings

Visiting

Address	3 mi. N of Strong City on KS 177, Strong City, KS
Coordinates	38.4343° N, 96.5577° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unit	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve · 1 mile · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	Neosho Park 17 miles · Santa Fe Trail 17 miles · Kanza View 18 miles

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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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House listed on the National Register?

Apr 16, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House built?

1881, in the Second Empire style style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House?

3 mi. N of Strong City on KS 177, Strong City vicinity, Chase County, Kansas. The nearest national park unit is Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 1 mile away.

Source: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

What does the Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House listing include?

The listing counts 3 contributing resources. Those are 3 buildings. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Are there campgrounds near Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House?

Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Neosho Park, 17 miles away. Santa Fe Trail is 17 miles away, and Kanza View is 18 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House?

FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000305. 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.