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Frame one story schoolhouse with most of white paint worn off to show gray.

District Number 1 Schoolhouse on a cloudy summer day.

View of the First Baptist Church from street corner.

Front view of limestone building. A sidewalk leads up to white double doors of the building.

The Township Hall on a beautiful summer day.

White stucco church with white double doors and text above the doors that reads "A.M.E. CHURCH 1885"

Nicodemus A.M.E. (African Methodist Episcopal) Church

Nicodemus Descendants outside Visitor Center

Nicodemus Descendants outisde the park Visitor Center

White frame with a second story gable on the right side, tan roof, and small screened porch.

The St. Francis Hotel (Fletcher-Switzer Home)

Physical Address:

304 Washington Ave.

Nicodemus, KS 67625-3015

Mailing Address:

304 Washington Ave.

Nicodemus, KS 67625-3015

contact-details

Phone Number: 785-839-4233 Voice

Email Address: Nicodemus_Info@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the "Promised Land" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the homesteading movement across the Great Plains. It is the oldest and only remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.

park designation:National Historic Site

Directions:

Nicodemus National Historic Site is located in northwestern Kansas on Highway 24 between Hill City and Stockton.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Park Hours

The Nicodemus Township Hall and visitor center is open year-round for five (5) days of the week, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Visitor center hours are 9 am to 5 pm central time. The grounds are open 24 hours a day. The visitor center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year Day.

Exceptions:

Thanksgiving (November 27, 2025 - November 27, 2025)

Christmas Day (December 25, 2025 - December 25, 2025)

New Year's Day (January 1, 2026 - January 1, 2026)

Juneteenth (June 19, 2026 - June 19, 2026)

Weather Information:

Northwest Kansas has a four-season climate typified by long, hot summers, cold winters, short spring and fall seasons, and a nearly constant breeze. Humidity is relatively low compared to the eastern portion of the state. Afternoon thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds frequently occur during the spring and summer. Tornados are possible but are less common in Kansas than they are in several other states. Snow accumulation from winter blizzards occasionally causes site to close.