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William Allen White's Home - Red Rocks State Historic Site


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William Allen White's Home - Red Rocks State Historic Site This house, a National Historic Register Landmark, was rented by William Allen White in 1899 and purchased by him in 1901. It was his home for 45 years. The two-and-a-half-story house features rough-hewn red sandstone ashlar on the first floor exterior walls with matching red brick stretchers; stucco and simulated half-timbers make up the second and attic levels. The red sandstone exterior gives the house its name, "Red Rocks".


Admission: Adults, $6; Special, $5; Children (5-17), $3
Hours: April 1 - October 30 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday Special Tours by appointment
Address: 927 Exchange (10th Ave. & Exchange St.)
Phone: 620-342-2800
Our Website:www.kshs.org/p/red-rocks-plan-your-visit/15902

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