Furney Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Furney Farm

Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
Listed
July 11, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000596

About this property

The Furney Farm is a historic farm at 649 E. U.S. Highway 56 east of Council Grove, Kansas. The property became a farm in 1862, when Carlos G. and Kate Akin were granted its patent; prior to that, it was the site of Fremont Spring, a stopping place on the Santa Fe Trail. After it passed through several owners, Grant Furney bought the farm in 1921 and settled there with his family. Furney built the farm's Tudor Revival farmhouse in 1925–26; while the style was popular in the early twentieth century, it was not commonly used on farms. Designed by Kansas State Agricultural College architect Walter G. Ward, the farmhouse features a projecting front entrance with a gabled portico, two gabled dormers with stucco exteriors and one curved half-timber each, and a steep shingled gable roof. The property also includes a historic barn with a gambrel roof and hay hood, five modern outbuildings, wagon ruts from the Santa Fe Trail, and the remains of Fremont Spring, which was mostly paved over during the construction of US 56. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 2006.

Location

649 E. KS 56
Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
38.66371, -96.45327

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Furney Farm listed on the National Register?

Furney Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Furney Farm?

Furney Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Furney Farm?

The period of significance for Furney Farm is recorded as the civil_war era.

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