Last Chance Store

	Last Chance Store
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District; Contributing Property
	Last Chance Store in 1958
Location	500 W. Main St., Council Grove, Kansas
Coordinates	38°39′47″N 96°29′35″W / 38.66306°N 96.49306°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1857
Architectural style	Frontier/Plains Vernacular
Part of	Council Grove Historic District (ID66000347)
NRHP reference No.	71000322
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1971
Designated NHLDCP	May 23, 1963

The Last Chance Store was built in 1857 along the Santa Fe Trail at Council Grove, Kansas. Located where the trail crossed the Neosho River, it was the last store in the settlement before the river. It was operated by Tom Hill as a trading post, as well as a post office and a polling place. The structure is constructed of local limestone, irregularly course, with a gable room and some quoining at the corners. The building marks a transition from the Frontier style of construction to the Prairie Vernacular style.^[2]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.^[1] The store contributes to the National Historic Landmark Council Grove Historic District.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Hall, Charles L. (November 24, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Last Chance Store". National Park Service. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

External links[edit]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. KS-6, "Last Chance Store, Chautauqa & Main Streets, Council Grove, Morris County, KS", 3 photos, 5 data pages

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv1-2] Hall, Charles L. (November 24, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Last Chance Store". National Park Service. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

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