Goodnow House

Goodnow House

Goodnow House (2012)
Location 2301 Claflin Road, Manhattan, Kansas
Coordinates 39°11′34″N 96°35′43″W / 39.19278°N 96.59528°W / 39.19278; -96.59528Coordinates: 39°11′34″N 96°35′43″W / 39.19278°N 96.59528°W / 39.19278; -96.59528
Built 1857
Architectural style Plains Vernacular
NRHP Reference #

71000326

[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1971

The Goodnow House is an historic 2-story stone house located at 2301 Claflin Road in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was built in 1857 in the Plains Vernancular style. From 1859 Isaac Goodnow and his wife, Ellen lived in the house, until Isaac's death in 1894. Goodnow was an abolitionist and co-founder of both Kansas State University and Manhattan.[2]

Description

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 wood framed additions were made over the years. There is a cellar under the 1-1/2 story section.[2]

History

Goodnow House in June 1958 prior to restoration.

Goodnow and his wife Ellen had no children. Hattie Parkerson, a niece whom they had adopted, inherited the house after Isaac died in 1894. After Hattie's death in 1940, the house 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.[2][3]

On February 24, 1971, the Goodnow House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Pankratz, Richard D. (September 18, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Goodnow Memorial Home" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Isaac Goodnow House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service.

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