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Chase County Historical Society
and Library
301 Broadway
P.O. Box 375
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
Phone: (620) 273-8500
 The building that houses the Chase
County Historical Society Museum and Library is located at the
corner of Broadway and Friend Streets. It is one of nine places
in Chase County which has been entered on the National Register
of Historic Places, this building being entered on November 9,
1977.
The two-story building, constructed of native stone, was built
in 1882 and was originally used as the Chase County National
Bank which continued in business until 1928. The building was
used by several businesses in the years following. In 1976 it
was purchased by the Chase County Historical Society for use
as a museum, library and office. There are two floors of exhibits.
The Historical Society recently expanded the museum and made
entrance to the museum easier with the purchase of the building
next door to the south.
On March 31, 1931, the plane carrying famous football coach
Knute Rockne and H.A. Christen, J.H. Happer, W.B. Miller, Charles
A. Robrecht, Spencer G. Goldthwaite, Robert Frye and Jess Mathias,
crashed near Bazaar in Chase County. losing all lives. There
is a display of artifacts and original pictures from the crash
site. Other pictures, data and newspaper accounts of that tragic
day are also available in our library.
The schoolroom depicts school as it used to be. Old school
books, high school annuals and pictures are also available here.
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