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Printable Map and List of Waterville Attractions 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 Day celebration. 22. Weaver Hotel (1905). National Register of Historic Places. Recently restored and re-opened as a hotel and tourism center. Fancy T's & More is in a new location in this building. 23. Opera House (1903). 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.
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 Scout house headquarters. Local schoolchildren recreate activities of a one-room school here one day a year. |
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28. Samuel Powell house. Queen Anne style, restored in 1990’s. National Register
of Historic Places. Local contact: Ward Alan Minge, 785-363-2498.