Kaw House Reconstructed
In 1861 the U.S. government constructed 138 of these stone houses for the Kaw Indians. Contractor Robert S. Stevens built the huts at a total cost of $33,135.98.
The houses were situated on the diminished Kaw Reservation in or near the Neosho River valley three to ten miles southeast of Council Grove. Few, if any, Kaws actually lived in these structures. Preferring to dwell in their traditional tipis and bark-and-mat lodges, the Kaws used the huts to shelter horses, dogs, and cattle. Using stone from one of the original Kaw houses, the Council Grove Rotary Club reconstructed this model in 1961.
Marker is on Mission Street near Huffaker Street, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
