National Register of Historic Places

Goodnow House

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
Listed
February 23, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000326

About this property

The Goodnow House is a historic two-story stone house located at 2301 Claflin Road in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was built in 1857 in the Plains Vernacular style. From 1861 Isaac Goodnow and his wife, Ellen lived in the house. Goodnow was an abolitionist and co-founder of both Kansas State University and Manhattan. The Goodnow House is a stone structure with gable roofs over a two-story main block and a one-story wing. The rough limestone walls are accented by smooth quoins at the corners. Several additions were made over the years. There is a cellar under the 1857 section. Goodnow and his wife Ellen had no children. Hattie Parkerson, a niece whom they had adopted, inherited the house after Ellen died in 1900. After Hattie's death in 1940, the house was passed to a friend, Mary Payne, who later donated it and many of the Goodnow's belongings to the Kansas Historical Society, a state agency which operates it today as the Goodnow House State Historic Site. On February 24, 1971, the Goodnow House was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Goodnow House at the Kansas State Historical Society Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. KS-11, "Isaac Goodnow House, 2301 Claflin Road, Manhattan, Riley County, KS", 4 photos, 6 data pages

Location

2301 Claflin Rd.
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
39.19277, -96.59557

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was Goodnow House listed on the National Register?

Goodnow House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1971.

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Goodnow House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Goodnow House is recorded as the industrial era.

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