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Hours
Spring
Mid-April until
the end of May
1-4pm Weekends
Summer
June through October
1-4pm Daily
Fall
All of November
1-4pm Weekends
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The building itself is a reinforced concrete structure built in 1916
as the Hatcher Hospital. Originally a two story structure with basement,
a third story and electric elevator were added in 1920. The nearly 80 year-old
elevator is one of the oldest elevators still in use in Kansas.
Hospital staff during the 1920s numbered six MDs, including Dr. A. R.
Hatcher, one dental surgeon, and a consulting neurologist named Dr. Karl
A. Menninger, M. D. With the passing of Dr. Albert R. Hatcher and his son,
Dr. A. C. Hatcher, the hospital closed in 1961 and became the Chisholm
Trail Museum in 1965. Staffed and operated by community volunteers and
supported by donations from visitors and local patrons, the non-profit
educational organization is free to the public.
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