National Register of Historic Places

Mahaffie, J. B., House

Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
Listed
August 28, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000583

About this property

The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site, locally known as the Mahaffie Farm, is located in Olathe, Kansas. The house was originally a stop along the Westport Route of the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails, which originated in nearby Westport, Missouri. The house's heyday came with large numbers of westbound travelers of the 1860s. The house has now been converted into a museum and gift shop. It is situated on almost 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land. It frequently hosts American Civil War reenactments, with a focus on events connected to Bleeding Kansas and bushwhackers. There is also an in-house blacksmith and other various era-specific artisans. The original farm was founded by James Beatty Mahaffie and his wife Lucinda, in 1858. They ran it until 1870 and stayed on the farm until 1886. The existing house was completed by Mahaffie in 1865. It includes two foot thick limestone blocks quarried from the farm itself. The Mahaffies left their name not only on the museum, but on a street in Olathe, Mahaffie Elementary School, and on a recent subdivision.

Location

1100 Kansas City Rd.
Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
38.89218, -94.80142

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Mahaffie, J. B., House listed on the National Register?

Mahaffie, J. B., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1977.

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Mahaffie, J. B., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mahaffie, J. B., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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