Ness County Historical Society

Ness County Historical Society is a building in Center Township, Ness, Kansas. Ness County Historical Society is situated near the town Ness City, as well as near the building Lion Block.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lion Block.

Lion Block

Building

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The Lion Block, at 216 West Main in Ness City, Kansas in Ness County, Kansas, was built in 1887 and includes, in its parapet wall, a lion carved by stonemason Henry Tilley, for which the building is named. Lion Block is situated 690 feet northwest of Ness County Historical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ness City.

Ness City

Town

Photo: Catlady95, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ness City is a city in and the county seat of Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,329. Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building located downtown and nicknamed Skyscraper of the Plains.

Ness County Historical Society

Type: Building
Location: Center Township, Ness, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.45302° or 38° 27′ 11″ north

Longitude

-99.90529° or 99° 54′ 19″ west

Elevation

2,254 feet (687 metres)

Open location code

86C2F33V+6V

GeoNames ID

8122993

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Laird and Bazine.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ness City Post Office and Ness City Public Library.

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