Fort Larned, Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop, Larned, Pawnee County, KS
Summary
Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the public. The blacksmith and wheelright's shop was built in 1868 and still contains the original forge.
Survey number: HABS KS-23
Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000107
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Childres, Mary F, field team
Pope, Charles S, field team
Beckman, Morris H, project manager
von Riesen, David, photographer
Heckman, Bruce W, delineator
Jarvis, Gary R, delineator
Seyfert, Don M, delineator
Smith, Corydon, delineator
Location
kansas, 38.18057, -99.09871
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html