Printable Map and
Legend
www.watervillekansas.com
Local contact: Fancy T’s & More, for free tours, 785-363-2515
Waterville was founded in 1867 as the western end
of the Atchison & Pike's Peak Railroad. Cowboys on the Chisholm Trail
drove cattle to the railroad terminus. Though it began as a rough cow
town, Waterville is known today for its many Victorian homes and its community
support for performances in the Opera House, restoration of the Weaver Hotel,
preservation of the Central Branch railroad track and an annual Victorian Days
celebration.
22. Weaver Hotel (1905). National Register of Historic Places. The outside has
been restored and renovation is proceeding on the interior. The building will be
used for a bed and breakfast and tourism center.
23. Opera House (1903). Recently restored and used often for community
gatherings and performances.
24. Depot Museum. The depot is now a museum of Waterville memorabilia and
railroad collections.
25. Caboose Museum. This 1925 wooden caboose has been renovated into a railroad
museum.
26. Ride on the Central Branch Railroad, one of Kansas’ oldest tracks. www.centralbranchrailroad.org Contact:
Ann Walter, 785-363-2343, Annlwalter@bluevalley.net
27. “Banker’s row.” 200 block East Hazelwood. Three beautiful Victorian homes
built by early-day bankers. Drive by only.
 28. Samuel Powell house. Queen Anne style, restored in 1990’s. National Register
of Historic Places. Local contact: Ward Alan Minge, 785-363-2498.
Waterville also has many other fine Victorian homes which can be viewed on a
driving tour
around town.
29. Game Fork School. Rural school, closed in 1952 and later moved to northwest
corner of the Waterville City Park. Now a designated Scout house headquarters.
Local schoolchildren recreate activities of a one-room school here one day a
year.
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