George and Annie Bell House

George and Annie Bell House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Bell House in 2009
Location	1008 Ohio Street, Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates	38°57′55″N 95°14′25″W
Built	1862–1863
NRHP reference No.	83000423
Added to NRHP	August 11, 1983

The George and Annie Bell House was built in 1862–1863 in Lawrence, Kansas by Douglas County Clerk George Bell. The one-and-a-half-story stone structure was constructed from locally mined limestone. In October 1862, George Bell paid sixty dollars for an empty lot and construction on the house began. On August 21, 1863, he and his family were residing in the unfinished house during Quantrill's raid. George Bell attempted to defend Lawrence from the attack, but was shot and killed. The raiders then attempted to burn down the house, but the Bell family was able to save it. The home was occupied on and off for several years by his widow, Annie, and her children, who frequently lived in the cellar and rented out the upstairs rooms to boarders. The house was sold in 1914 by the heirs of George and Annie Bell to the Allisons, who kept it for 48 years. The home was refurbished in the early 1980s and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 1983. It is currently a private residence.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. KS-34, "Dorothy Pais House, 1008 Ohio Street, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS"