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 Fangro Homestead - 1824 - Shawnee, Kansas Posted by:  iconions
N 39° 01.514 W 094° 42.870
15S E 351586 N 4320975
This one-story brick building, constructed in 1824, is located at 5707 Nieman Road in Shawnee, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM11J9K
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2019
Views: 1
This one-story brick building, constructed in 1824, is located at 5707 Nieman Road. The building has a simple, central wooden doorway and on each side of the doorway, a single four-over-two window. The roof is wood shake shingle and there is a chimney on each end of the building.
1824
Oldest Building in Shawnee
Built by Chris Fangro
of Hand Pressed, Sun Dried Brick
Burned in 1862
by southern guerilla (sic) raiders led by
William Quantrill
- Marker Text
The house which later served as the Wells Fargo station on the government trail from Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Scott and Ft. Gibson, Arkansas is built by Chris Fangro. Part of the building remains today as the front of the Calkins Electric building, 5707 Nieman Rd., in Shawnee.
- Community History - City of Shawnee
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1824
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