Dietrich Cabin - Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area

The 1859 cabin tells the story of early German settlers of Franklin County.

Locations

Hours

Fall 2018 Hours:

Sun, Aug 26, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat, Sept 15, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun, September 23, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun, October 28, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact Information

1124 W 7th Street Terrace
City Park
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: 785-242-1232
website

Location Type

Kid-friendly
Living History
Historic Home
Interpretive Signs

Site Info

Bus / RV Parking
Parking
Staffed

Built in 1859, the Dietrich Cabin was moved from southwest of Ottawa into City Park when Mrs. Elsie Gault gave it to the Franklin County Historical Society as a gift in honor of the Kansas Centennial of 1961. Kid-Friendly.

Stories & Comments

Deborah Barker | on 2/2/2014

New Hours: The Dietrich Cabin will be open on the second Sunday of April, May, June, July, August, September and October from 1 to 4 p.m. Programming: period music, reenactors, story telling, or heritage craft demonstrations - each open Sunday.

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