At its regular quarterly meeting held at the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka this month, the Historic Sites Board of Review voted to forward 11 nominations to the Office of the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., to be evaluated by its professional staff. If staff members concur with the board’s findings, the properties will be included in the National Register. In other action, the board voted to list one property in the Register of Historic Kansas Places.

Jenkins Culvert – 6 miles south and 11.3 miles west of Gove, Gove County

Jenkins Culvert is a triple arch limestone bridge built in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The bridge’s construction is typical of limestone structures built in this area during the early 20th century and is representative of the master stone builders and craftsmanship of construction workers trained by the WPA. In September 1937, County Engineer Frank Tyson announced an “extensive culvert campaign” and the use of WPA workers to quarry local rock and construct several similar bridges. The Jenkins Culvert – likely so called because it was near Harley Jenkins’s property – was opened to traffic on January 23, 1938. It is located southwest of Gove on a rural county road near the intersection of M Road and 22 Road. It spans a tributary of Plum Creek and water flows beneath the bridge only during seasonal rains. It was nominated as part of the New Deal-era Resources of Kansas and Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas multiple property nominations for its local significance in the areas of social history, government, and architecture.

Benson Culvert – 6.0 miles south and 9.0 miles west of Gove, Gove County

Benson Culvert is a double arch limestone bridge built in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The bridge’s construction is typical of limestone structures built in this area during the early 20th century and is representative of the master stone builders and craftsmanship of construction workers trained by the WPA. In September 1937, County Engineer Frank Tyson announced an “extensive culvert campaign” and the use of WPA workers to quarry local rock and construct several similar bridges. The Benson Culvert – likely so called because it was near Charley Benson’s property – was opened to traffic in June 1938. It is located southwest of Gove on a rural county road near the intersection of M Road and 28 Road. It spans a tributary of Plum Creek and water flows beneath the bridge only during seasonal rains. It was nominated as part of the New Deal-era Resources of Kansas and Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas multiple property nominations for its local significance in the areas of social history, government, and architecture.