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6 miles west of Larned on U.S. Route 156 38°09′24″N 99°13′36″W / 38.156667°N 99.226667°W / 38.156667; -99.226667 ( Fort Larned National Historic Larned
Larned was laid out in 1873. [4] The first post office was established at Larned in 1872. [5]The city drew its name from nearby Fort Larned, which operated from 1859 to 1878 and was named for Colonel Benjamin F. Larned, U.S. Army Paymaster from July 1854 to his death September 6, 1862.
The Camp on Pawnee Fork was established on October 22, 1859, to protect traffic along the Santa Fe Trail from hostile Native Americans. [3] It was renamed Camp Alert in 1860, as the small garrison of about 50 men had to remain constantly alert for Indians.
The Westside Service Station and Riverside Motel, at 325 W. River St. in Eureka, Kansas, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1] The complex includes: an office and café building built in 1939, which has a steeply pitched roof as in Tudor Revival-style buildings.
Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and largest city is Larned. [2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,253. [1] The county is named after the Pawnee tribe.
Monson died later that year, and his brother-in-law Charles E Young Sr became manager of the new hotel. [5] The Monson was enlarged in 1916 with an addition to the south side that almost doubled its size. The Monson Hotel remained a fixture on Saint Augustine's bay front until 1960, when it was demolished and replaced by the Monson Motor Lodge.
The Patterson House in Larned, Kansas is a three-bedroom Lustron house built in 1949. Together with its matching Lustron garage, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] [2] It was built by Great Bend, Kansas Lustron dealer Don Brack in 1949 and would have cost somewhat more than $10,500. All exterior surfaces and ...
The Hotel Roberts in Pratt, Kansas, which has also been known as Hotel Parrish, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1] It is an eight-storey hotel built in 1930. It has gold brick walls and Art Deco style. It served as a hotel until the 1970s. [2] Its construction was facilitated by Pratt's Chamber of Commerce.