National Register of Historic Places

Hays, Seth, House

Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
Listed
September 24, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000718

About this property

The Seth Hays House is a historic house at 203 Wood Street in Council Grove, Kansas. Seth Hays, the first white settler in Council Grove, built the house in 1867. A Missouri native, Hays originally moved to Council Grove to start a trading post for Boone & Hamilton; he eventually owned the trading post himself, and he also started a local newspaper and the town's first bank. The house was Hays' third in Council Grove; he built a log cabin for himself in 1847, the year he settled in Council Grove, and moved to a brick dwelling in 1860. The 1867 house is a one-story vernacular brick building with an L-shaped plan. While living in Missouri, Hays enslaved a woman named Sarah Taylor, also known as Aunt Sallie. After Kansas became a state and abolished slavery in 1861, she stayed with Hays as a servant, and she lived in the house's basement. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 1975.

Location

203 Wood St.
Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
38.65907, -96.48851

Categories

COMMERCEEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

US Post Office-Council Grove
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Council Grove National Bank
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Cottage House Hotel
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Council Grove Downtown Historic District
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When was Hays, Seth, House listed on the National Register?

Hays, Seth, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Hays, Seth, House?

Hays, Seth, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hays, Seth, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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