Place

Seth Hays Home

One-story brick house. In front stone steps lead up to a central door. — Step back in time! Visit one of the few area trail homes preserved near its original condition.
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

This house was built in 1867 by the town’s first settler, Seth M. Hays. It was occupied by lifelong bachelor Hays, his adopted daughter Kittie, and his former slave Sarah “Aunt Sally” Taylor, who remained in Hay’s household as a servant when Kansas was admitted as a free state in 1861. The home now is a museum operated by the Morris County Historical Society.