OLD COWTOWN IN WICHITA, KS being my cup of tea.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT OLD COWTOWN while we went to Wichita to watch the 2023 Track and Field State Competition.  The weather was nice and we had time to go to OLD COWTOWN.  One of my all time favorite places to visit in Kansas. I wish we could go and stay the entire day unhurried taking in all there is to see and experience. We will return later in the year, maybe September hopefully when there is a cool breeze with Autumn in the air.

After arriving at Old Cowtown we walked to the 1880 DeVore Farm Homestead on 5 acres of ground.  Stopped along the way. 

I knew we wouldn't tour all of the buildings this go round.  It was after we left the farm that I found $10 on the ground by the restroom building.  Treat!  $10.  

We visited, the DeVore Farm, the Murdock House and a couple other small houses plus had a sarsaparilla to cool off at closing time.  

When I stand inside the small houses I wish I could pull up a chair and just sit for a couple of hours without others around to get a better feel for the room.  Becoming well acquainted with the place.  It is a privilege to walk through the structures filled with period pieces, but I would really like to just sit, soak it all in and think.

The wallpaper in the Murdock House Dining room is where it all began for me turning a eye toward Victorian period houses.  When we lived in Liberal, Kansas around 1987, we visited Old Cowtown and when I saw the colorful wallpaper with the beautiful design printed on it, I contacted Old Cowtown to get more information about the wallpaper.  They kindly replied by mailing me information about the William Morris Wallpaper.  

This entered my storage bank in the back of my head so when we moved to Texas, we were able to visit Historical Houses as well.  I became a fan.  Through the years, I have been blessed to visit quite a few Historical Houses.  I have lived in two rather old houses.  The 1885 rock house and the 1883 house we are presently living in.  We are making a present day effort to move into a 1900 Folk Victorian Cottage.  This Cottage will be decorated as we go.  It is filling up with older artifacts and furniture though and I love this.  My cup of tea. 

Walking down Main Street through town 

on our way to the DeVore Farm.  

The DeVore House

The Murdock House

Once again, I so enjoyed stepping back in time at OLD COW TOWN amongst all the chaos in the present world.  I'm sure the people of the day had so many challenges that it wasn't all peaches and ice-cream.  Fast forwarding to 2023 and being there was a relaxing time.

HOME LIFE with a flavor from the past
is for me,

~d