Tour
 
Isaac Goodnow was a prominent farmer and successful businessman. Together he and Ellen built this unique stone farmhouse in the 1860s. Their interest in education and nature is reflected in the hundreds of objects they collected.
Other exhibits relate to the Goodnow's interest in education such as: Isaac's natural history collection and his library. Ellen's educational interests were focused within the field of domestic science.
 
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Glimpse
into the life of Isaac and Ellen Denison Goodnow. The Goodnow family
came from New England to find a new home and to keep slavery out
of Kansas Territory. They
stayed and led in the development of education in the new state.
Today
you can tour the home and get a sense of domestic life in the late
1800s by viewing many of the family's furnishings.
The
family was influential in education from common school to college.
View unique architectural features including a chimney built around
a window and learn of an early underfloor piping air conditioning
system.
