Built 1857 NRHP Reference # 71000326 Area 4,856 m² Added to NRHP 24 February 1971 | Architectural style Plains Vernacular Opened 1857 Phone +1 785-565-6490 | |
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Goodnow house state historic site
The Goodnow House is an historic 2-story stone house located at 2301 Claflin Road in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was built in 1857 in the Plains Vernancular style. From 1859 Isaac Goodnow and his wife, Ellen lived in the house, until Isaac's death in 1894. Goodnow was an abolitionist and co-founder of both Kansas State University and Manhattan.
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Goodnow house
Description
The Goodnow House is a stone structure with gable roofs over a two story main block and a one story wing. The rough limestone walls are accented by smooth quoins at the corners. Several wood framed additions were made over the years. There is a cellar under the 1-1/2 story section.
History
Goodnow and his wife Ellen had no children. Hattie Parkerson, a niece whom they had adopted, inherited the house after Isaac died in 1894. After Hattie's death in 1940, the house passed to a friend, Mary Payne, who later donated it and many of the Goodnow's belongings to the Kansas Historical Society, a state agency which operates it today as the Goodnow House State Historic Site.
On February 24, 1971, the Goodnow House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.