Year(s) Listed: • 1993 • 1996 |
City/Town: • Nicodemus |
Location Class: • Residential |
Built: N/A | Abandoned: N/A |
Historic Designation: • National Historic Landmark • African American Heritage Site |
Status: • Saved |
Contributor: Kansas Preservation Alliance |
Photo by: unknown/Library of Congress
The only remaining western Kansas town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. A report by the National Park Service indicates that “if Nicodemus is not protected and preserved…..it is inevitable that the historic structures will continue to deteriorate and eventually be razed.”