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Custer House

The Custer House main building - outside view.

The Custer House, 24-A Sheridan Ave., is the house that most closely represents the architecture and style of a home that General Custer and his wife, Libby, would have stayed in at Fort Riley. Quarters 24-A has been restored and is complete with correct time period furnishings.. More

Contact:

General Information: 785-239-2737

Museum Director's email: robert.j.smith906.civ@mail.mil

Location:

24-A Sheridan Ave.

Fort Riley, KS 66442

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Official Website

Visiting the Museum

Free Admission
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day
Visitors to Fort Riley who don't have a Department of Defense ID card must stop by the Henry Gate visitor's center off I-70 to get a temporary pass to the installation. For complete details, visit www.riley.army.mil

Hours

Monday 1000 - 1630

Tuesday 1000 - 1630

Wednesday 1000 - 1630

Thursday 1000 - 1630

Friday 1000 - 1630

Saturday 1000 - 1630

Sunday 1300 - 1600

About the Custer House

The Custer House, 24-A Sheridan Ave., is the house that most closely represents the architecture and style of a home that General Custer and his wife, Libby, would have stayed in at Fort Riley. Quarters 24-A has been restored and is complete with correct time period furnishings.

This is one of the first set of officer’s quarters from the fort’s construction in the mid-1850s. Furnishings date from the 1870s and 1880s. Period rooms include a front parlor, dining room, kitchen, servant’s room, family room and upstairs bedrooms.

A Docent Coordinator is stationed at the Custer House to give you a free guided tour.

A black and white photograph of General George Armstrong Custer Master bedroom inside the Custer House. Parlor room inside the Custer House. Kitchen inside the Custer House. Children's room inside the Custer House.

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