Pony Express Country, Kansas Historic Churches
St. Benedict's Abbey Church
Benedictine monks established St. Benedict's Abbey in the late 1850s. Today about 40 monks reside at the abbey on the northern edge of Benedictine College. The historic complex is listed in the
Chapels at Mount St. Scholastica Convent
The Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have been in Atchison since 1863 and at their present location since 1877. St. Scholastica Chapel was dedicated in 1938, the 75
Trinity Episcopal Church
This charming limestone building was completed in 1868 according to plans of Richard Upjohn, who also designed Trinity Church on New York'
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's is the oldest Catholic structure in continous use in Kansas by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City. In the spring of 1857, St. Patrick'
First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church is located at 1101 Central Avenue and was charted November 16, 1887, with eleven members. The present church was built in 1915
United Methodist Church
The original "Newman" Methodist Episcopal Church was dedicated January 6, 1889, honoring Bishop Newman. The brick structure located at the corner of 10
St. Leo's Catholic Church
The cornerstone for the present church was laid August 4, 1915 and the structure was dedicated May 15, 1916 by the Most Reverend Bishop Ward of Leavenworth in the presence of 25
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Located in the town of St. Benedict, this church was built in 1891-1894 and is on the National Register of Historic Places