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Garnett was platted in 1857. [4] Garnett is named for W. A. Garnett, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and early promoter of the town of Garnett. [5] [6]The city includes three places listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Anderson County Courthouse, Sennett and Bertha Kirk House, and Shelley-Tipton House.
Because of their wealth, education, and social connections, the Kirks were influential in the local Garnett community. Sennett Kirk's father, the Hon. Lester K. Kirk, was elected on April 4, 1870 to be the first mayor of the city of Garnett when it was granted third class status (in Kansas this means it had a population between 2,000-5,000).
Anderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Garnett. [2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,836. [1] The county was named for Joseph C. Anderson, a Kansas territorial legislator and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era.
There are over 1,600 buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Kansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas. NRHP listings appear in 101 of the state's 105 counties . Contents: Counties in Kansas (links in italic lead to a new page)
The Anderson County Courthouse, located at 4th and Oak Streets in Garnett, serves as the seat of government for Anderson County, Kansas. The courthouse was built from 1901 to 1902 by contractors Latimer & Benning, the building cost $75,000. The courthouse was designed by George P. Washburn designed the courthouse in the Romanesque Revival style.
The Shelley-Tipton House, located at 812 W. 4th St. in Garnett, Kansas, was built in about 1871 in Italianate style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] The two-story house is about 40 by 40 feet (12 m × 12 m) in plan. It has a cupola on its low roof. [2] The listing included three contributing buildings. [2]
Samuel J. Crawford arrived in Kansas Territory and began the practice of law at Garnett, Kansas, on March 1, 1859.In May of the same year of his arrival he attended the Osawatomie Convention and participated in the organization of the Republican Party in Kansas.
A Kansas State Park vehicle permit is not required, but a separate trail permit (daily/annual) must be purchased for those using the trail outside the city limits of Ottawa, Garnett, and Iola. During flooding in June 2007, a section of the bridge carrying the trail over Pottawatomie Creek north of Garnett washed out.