My favorite professor in college, Dennis Dailey, held a tour of his home last weekend. It's not just any home either. It's the only house on record in Lawrence to be part of both the Underground Railroad and Quantrill's Raid. The Lawrence Preservation Alliance, of which my husband recently became a board member, sponsored this event at the Robert Miller Home which was built in 1858. Not only has this house been preserved in its original form, but Dennis and his wife have the most incredible collections of time appropriate Kansas paraphernalia. They have tons of framed black and white photos from the late 1800s, a gorgeous Native American beadwork collection and plenty of Jayhawks from all time periods. Many of the collectables were framed with explanations better than many museums I've been to.
This 100 year old barn sits behind the house.
The house sits on 5 acres of land.
An outhouse!
The original builder etched his name and date in 3 bricks on the side of the house, Matthew Shaw, 1859.
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