Last updated: May 24, 2024
Place
Township Hall
Dan Cox/NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
Nicodemus, Kansas
Significance:
Current Visitor Center
Designation:
National Historic Site
Township Hall is a magnificent limestone building that was completed in 1939. Construction on the building started in 1937 as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) project, employing 12 Nicodemus residents and using local limestone quarried and hand-sawn from nearby Webster Reservoir. After it was built the Township Hall acted as the seat of government for the town of Nicodemus. In this building the people of Nicodemus held their town council meetings, elections, and other town events.
Having been denied self governance under slavery and later in the post-Reconstruction era, this building symbolizes the freedom of the people of Nicodemus to choose their own representatives and let their voice be heard.
Today the Township Hall acts as the de facto visitor center where visitors can learn all about Nicodemus.
Having been denied self governance under slavery and later in the post-Reconstruction era, this building symbolizes the freedom of the people of Nicodemus to choose their own representatives and let their voice be heard.
Today the Township Hall acts as the de facto visitor center where visitors can learn all about Nicodemus.