Coordinates: 38°39′43″N 96°29′29″W / 38.66194°N 96.49139°W / 38.66194; -96.49139 (Simcock House)

Simcock House (Council Grove, Kansas)

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Simcock House
Simcock House (Council Grove, Kansas) is located in Kansas
Simcock House (Council Grove, Kansas)
Location206-208 Columbia St., Council Grove, Kansas
Coordinates38°39′43″N 96°29′29″W / 38.66194°N 96.49139°W / 38.66194; -96.49139 (Simcock House)
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82004888[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1982

The Simcock House is a historic house at 206-208 Columbia Street in Council Grove, Kansas. Goodson M. Simcock, who settled in Council Grove in 1849 to work at a store on the Santa Fe Trail, built the house for his family. Simcock promised his wife a new house after the couple had their first child in 1857, and the house was built sometime between then and 1860. The house's design is inspired by the Greek Revival style, which was popular in Kansas during the 1850s; the front-facing gable and large windows resemble the style's temple form in particular. Simcock sold the house in 1884 to businessman David C. Webb, who built a one-story wing on the east side of the house. W. H. Marks bought the house in 1902 and added a second story to the 1884 wing along with two new wings in the rear of the house.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Wortman, Julie A.; Nimz, Dale. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Simcock House/Marks Apartment" (PDF). Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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