Newell-Johnson-Searle House

Historic house in Kansas, United States

United States historic place


Newell–Johnson–Searle House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The stone outbuilding
39°12′53″N 95°18′38″W / 39.21472°N 95.31056°W / 39.21472; -95.31056
Area	.47 acres (0.19 ha)
Built	c.1860, 1877, 1913
NRHP reference No.	100001289
Added to NRHP	July 10, 2017

The Newell–Johnson–Searle House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It is located on U.S. Highway 59 on the edge of Oskaloosa in Jefferson County, Kansas.^[1]

The house is a two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame building built and modified in c.1860, 1877 and 1913. The property also includes a contributing one-story stone building with a cellar, and a non-contributing wood-frame garage.^[1]

It was deemed significant as one of Oskaloosa's finer early homes, and for its association with Oskaloosa co-founder Newell, who owned it during 1858–1918. Newell arrived in Kansas in 1856, the worst year of the Bleeding Kansas era, and was harassed by pro-slavers.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Elizabeth Leech; Sarah J. Martin (Spring 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Newell-Johnson-Searle House / KHRI #087-460 (house) & 087-4240-00015 (stone outbuilding)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 19, 2017. With photos.