The unique double-arched limestone bridge is located nine miles north of Sylvan Grove on Highway 181 at the south fork of Spillman Creek and was…
Limestone
Lincoln County, Kansas, has been the Post Rock Capital of Kansas since 1989. You are invited to explore the cultural and historical limestone landmarks in Lincoln County, and appreciate the strength of the stone masonry and enjoy the architectural details.
The current Lincoln County Courthouse was constructed after the original 1873 stone building, built by Myron D. Green, was completely destroyed by fire on the…
Built in 1914, The Lincoln Carnegie Library is one of 59 libraries built in Kansas by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Today, it is just one of…
The Evangelical Lutheran School is located on the east edge of Sylvan Grove, directly north of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The two-and-a-half-story building reflects the…
The Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church was built from greenhorn fencepost limestone quarried by hand in 1878. Sunday services are still held here. The bell tower…
Built by Lincoln resident Timothy Kyne in 1885, the Kyne House is furnished entirely with furniture and other decor from that era. One of the…
The Cummins Block is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is an excellent example of a two-story commercial building of native…
On August 1st, 2020, Sylvan Grove’s downtown commercial district was officially listed in the Register of Historic Kansas Places! Of the 36 properties within the district, 20 of them were built within 1887-1930.
Lincoln’s downtown commercial district was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2020. The district’s buildings date from between 1881 to 2001 with two-thirds of them being built by or before 1920.