George Washington Carver Homestead Site

United States historic place


Carver, George Washington, Homestead Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Beeler, Kansas
Area	160 acres (65 ha)
Built	1886
NRHP reference No.	77000593
Added to NRHP	November 23, 1977

The George Washington Carver Homestead Site, near Beeler, Kansas, is a 160 acres (65 ha) area which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

On this property George Washington Carver built a sod house, broke ground, and planted crops and trees. Carver was one of few black homesteaders in Ness County, Kansas, but had skill in building sod buildings and was helpful to others.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
Richard Pankratz (May 6, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carver, George Washington, Homestead Site". National Park Service. Retrieved November 28, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1975

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