2024 Dietrich Cabin Summer Hours
June through August
Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The cabin is also available by appointment. Please call (785) 242-1232 or use the Contact form.
Please note that at this time, the cabin does not have heating or cooling.
About Dietrich Cabin
Dietrich Cabin was built in 1859 by Jacob and Catherine Dietrich. It was originally located southwest of present-day Princeton. One hundred years later, it was moved to City Park near 5th and Main streets in Ottawa, Kansas. The cabin tells the story of the Dietrich family and hundreds of other early settlers who came to Franklin County.
Shortly after Elsie Gault, a granddaughter of the Dietrichs, donated the cabin to the Franklin County Historical Society, volunteers began to restore the cabin to its 1859 appearance. In 1961, the cabin was a focal point of Franklin County’s celebration of the Kansas Centennial. It has been open to the public ever since.
Learn more about the Dietrich family
Learn more about the history of Dietrich Cabin