Last updated: January 26, 2023
Place
Seth Hays Home
Quick Facts
Location:
203 S Wood Street Council Grove, KS
Significance:
One of the few trail homes in the area that has been preserved near its original condition.
Designation:
National Register of Historic Places; Certified Site
MANAGED BY:
Morris County Historical Society
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.
Site Information
Location (203 S Wood Street Council Grove, KS)
Available Facilities
It is one of the few trail homes in the area that has been preserved near its original condition. The home is operated as a museum by the Morris County Historical Society.
Exhibits
There is an historical marker on the property.