Built in 1857 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The William C. & Jane Shaft House is a historic house at 1682 FP Road north of Clements, Kansas. The original house was built in 1857 by William C.”
Wikipedia article William C. & Jane Shaft House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Chase County · listed in 2010 · category: Building · built in 1857, Greek Revival architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of William C. & Jane Shaft House between 2014 and 2015, burning about 1,725 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Pottawatomie County | OAK CANYON |
| 22 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 225 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 16 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of William C. & Jane Shaft House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Point, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1994: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Point | $500 | Tree limbs were blown down. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clements Stone Arch Bridge | 1.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Clover Cliff Ranch House | 2.3 miles | 1977 |
 | McNee Barns | 3.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Cedar Point Mill | 5.9 miles | 2006 |
 | Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge | 6.6 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000449 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chase County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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