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This black and white photograph shows a view of the two-story native limestone home of George Grant, the founder of the English community in Victoria, Ellis County, Kansas. The structure built south of Victoria became the center of social and agricultural activities when Grant brought the first Aberdeen-Angus cattle to the area. In 1973, the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: Between 1873 and 1883
Item Number: 211965
Call Number: FK2.E3.75.G *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211965
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Secondary Structure
Built Environment - Materials - Stone - Limestone
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Date - 1870s - 1873
Date - 1880s - 1883
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - European Americans - English
Places - Cities and towns - Victoria
Places - Counties - Ellis
Type of Material - Photographs
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