Travel Kansas, The Foster House and the North Caney Creek

Travel Kansas, The Foster House and the North Caney Creek

Chautauqua County Kansas, 

 the old Foster House located north of Sedan Kansas,

Chautauqua County Kansas, Nestled in front of the old Foster House located north Of Sedan Kansas, The North Caney creek was the power source for the mill located above the creek. Built back in the 1880 rd's there is not much information about the old mill. The House better known as the Foster House to many of the local people still stands, the creek has a small water fall that flows gently south , The water falls can been seen from the rd.22, there is a small dirt path down to the creek where one can get up close and personal with nature.  

Built sometime around 1880

The original house was a one story floor mill

The water wheel was powered by the North Caney Creek

which runs in front of the house. 

This house once served as the Grafton Post office

early 1900's

The house was purchased by The Foster' in the 1930's

Loyd Foster added the second story to the House.

using roof tiles from the Peru Brick Factory.

Traveling thru South East Ks.Photographs of a abandon House

Traveling thru South East Ks.Photographs of a abandon House

They are everywhere

you can't drive any major highway in South East Kansas and not see 

abandoned farm steads and old houses and barns.

Most are still standing on all four corners.

Some are not so lucky as time has taken it's toll on the old Buildings

This one sets on K-15 just North of the Highway Junction of west 166 and K-15 

in Cowley County Kansas.

We travel this route on our trips to Wichita,

I have drove past this homestead for many years and have watched it 

slowly fall to the ground.

this is the front of the house, doesn't look to bad does it?

Maybe a new roof and some siding, a little paint on the inside 

and I think it might be live-able again.

Then we walk around to the back!!!!!

And think maybe not!

the whole back side of the building has collapsed

it won't be long before the earth reclaims what is his.

Looking inside the window I see what is left of some old bed springs

Probably untold amount of small critters that have taken up

residents in this old house.

the floor is just about gone

 there are gaping holes in the floor 

which gives you a view in to the cellar 

as i was walking around the grounds I spotted 

this old shoe laying there looks like it has been there for a long time.

Far from the house stands the out house, so I am thinking

the occupants of this  

 farm didn't have indoor plumbing 

there stands an old shed/barn that looks like it's being used to keep hay.

Then there is the Barn, which is just about to fall to the ground

this was once a great old barn but I have watched it thru the years slowing 

being absorbed by mother nature.

Here are few more photo's of the old house 

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