Burns Union School

Burns Union School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Currently Burns Community Museum in 2010
Location within the state of Kansas
Location	SW corner of Ohio and Main St Burns, Kansas 66840
Coordinates	38°5′20″N96°53′14″W / 38.08889°N 96.88722°W / 38.08889; -96.88722
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Charles W. Squires, J.J. Clayton
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	75000714 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1975

The Burns Union School at the SW corner of Ohio and Main Sts. in Burns, Kansas was built in 1904. It was a work of C.W. Squires and J.J. Clayton. In 1965, it closed as a result of statewide school district consolidation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ^[1]

The building now houses the Burns Community Museum and includes a restored period classroom. ^[2] It is open by appointment.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Kansas

Further reading

• Burns, Kansas: 100-Years, 1880-1980.; Burns Centennial Committee; 1980.
• Days to Remember: The Burns Community, 1864-1970; Hazel C. Bruner; Mennonite Press; 1970.
• Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72–92041; 344 pages; 1972.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Burrns Community Museum". City of Burns. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

External links

• Burns Union School NRHP Application (0.3MB PDF)
• Burns Union School NRHP Photos (1.0MB PDF)