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.

Mahaffie House

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.

Mahaffie House

The Mahaffies left their name not only on the museum, but on a street in Olathe, Mahaffie Elementary School, and on a recent subdivision.

Mahaffie House

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External links

Stagecoach Stop & Farm Historic Site

Travel Kansas - Mahaffie House information and photos

Oregon Trail

California Trail

Bleeding Kansas

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas

Buildings and structures in Olathe, Kansas

Museums in Johnson County, Kansas

Historic house museums in Kansas

Stagecoach stops in the United States

1857 establishments in Kansas Territory

Houses in Johnson County, Kansas

National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kansas