045-3837
Gorrill Farmstead
984 N 1800 RD
Lawrence

LOCATION:

County:	Douglas	<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
Address:	984 N 1800 RD
Address Remarks:	Lecompton Township
City:	Lawrence vicinity

Zip:	66049
Parcel ID:	064-17-0-00-00-012.01-0
Legal Description:	SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 17 Township 12S Range 19E
Legal Description Remarks:	40.6A 17-12-19 BEG AT SE COR SE 1/4 SD SEC TH N89DEG41'32
Latitude, Longitude 1:	39.001046 -95.319513
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Datum:	WGS84

DESCRIPTION:

Historic Name:	Gorrill Farmstead
Alternate Name:
Historic Function:	Domestic
Subcategory:	Single Dwelling
Historic Function Remarks:	Robert William and Helen Baldwin Gorrill settled here in the late 1860s on what was once 80 acres.
Present Function:	Domestic
Subcategory:	Single Dwelling
Present Function Remarks:
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:	National Folk
Secondary Style:
Barn Type:	Bank
Bridge Type:	Not Applicable
Landscape Type:	Not Applicable
Physical Description/Remarks:	Two story gable front block with one story wing block with shed roof porch. Rectangular addition with gable roof to the SW and another to the NW, which connects to original block's rear wing. Coursed rubble stone with shaped stone segmental arches over openings, smooth cut sills and quoins. Original room plan retained. Most interior details from the 1870s have been removed; openings have been altered; ceilings have been removed. Poor historic interior integrity. All windows have been replaced, but the 2/2 configuration has been retained. Most interior and exterior doors have been replaced.
Plan Form:	Cross
Commercial Building Type:	Not Applicable
Roof Form:	Gable
Stories:	2
Condition:	Excellent
Principal Material:	Stone
Condition Remarks:
Architect/Designer/Builder:	Migliario, Mark Vincent
Year of Construction:	1882
Certainty:	Estimated
Date Notes:	Property appears in 1873 Atlas of Douglas County. A family history notes the construction of the residence in 1881-82. Rehabilitated in 1994; addition in 1999
General Remarks:	Migliario is the attributed Italian-American stonemason of the house.
Ancillary Structures:	Barn , Granary , Well House
Ancillary Structure Remarks:	Barn and granary likely date to the mid-1880s.

OWNER:

Name:	Haines, James Jr. and Cynthia
Address:	984 N 1800 RD Lawrence KS 66049
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Listed in State Register:	Yes
Date of State Listing:	08/13/2011
Listed in National Register:	No
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Potentially Eligible for National Register:	State Only
	Please note that this is only a recommendation for potential eligibility and is subject to change. The SHPO staff will make the final determination regarding a property's eligibility for listing in the National Register. The selection displayed in this field may not necessarily reflect the most current determination of eligibility. Please contact the SHPO for an official determination regarding a property's eligibility for listing in the National or State Registers.
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SURVEY INFORMATION:

Survey 1
Survey Project Name:	Douglas Co - KDOT/10-23 KA-3634-01 (2014)
Sequence Number:	10a
Surveyed By:	KDOT/Blackwell
Survey Date:	11/14/2014

RECORD REVIEW:

Reviewed By:	Amanda Loughlin
Review Status:	Approved

IMAGES & DOCUMENTS:

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R. Gorrill House. View from east. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House. East wing, view from east. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House. View from southeast. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House. View from northeast. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House and addition. View from northeast. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.
R. Gorrill House and addition. View from west northwest. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House. View from west southwest. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House and addition. View from south. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill House. Patio, view from northwest. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill Barn. View from southwest. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.
R. Gorrill Granary. View from south. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	R. Gorrill farmstead well. View from southwest. Cynthia Haines, 01/2011.	Atlas of Douglas County, p. 7, R. C. [sic] Gorrill property in lower right hand corner.	KA-3634-01 10E, front of stone house, looking NW	KA-3634-01 10F, close up of front of stone house, looking NW
KA-3634-01 10G, close up of metal roof, looking NW	KA-3634-01 10H, brown room addition and stone house, looking NE	KA-3634-01 10I, close up of 2nd story of stone house, looking NE	KA-3634-01 10J, stone house, looking NE	KA-3634-01 10K, stone house, looking NE
Gorrill Farmhouse. Site Plan. Accessed 02/25/2011. Douglas County Kansas GIS map.	Gorrill Farmhouse. 984 N 1800 Rd. State Register nomination. 2011. Nimz, Dale.