National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Shawnee Mission
a.k.a. Shawnee Methodist Mission
53rd St. at Mission Rd., Fairway, KS Local significance of the building: Native American; Education
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The famous novel "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote is based on a true story that took place in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959.