The Kansas Historical Society announced the newest National Register of Historic Places listings.
These include an early 20th century residence in Manhattan and a farmstead in Rush County, which were entered into the National Register on October 17, 2012.
Miller Farmstead – 2913 Highway 4, LaCrosse, Rush County
Frank and Emma Seuser Miller established this farmstead east of La Crosse in 1881.
Frank was an early settler in the area, arriving from Austria by way of New York, Wisconsin, and Missouri in 1876, just two years after Rush County had been organized. Emma’s family arrived in 1877 from Wisconsin. Frank first lived on another homestead in Rush County. He later claimed this land as a Timber Claim, and they built their permanent house and farmstead here. It developed into a subsistence farm with livestock and grain production.
One of the more unique aspects of the Miller Farmstead is the number of buildings and structures that remain – 19 in all. With the exception of a windmill, nothing has been torn down or removed in the property’s history. The farmstead has remained in the Miller family and is now owned by Frank and Emma’s grandson Virgel Miller and his wife Kathryn.