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Custer Home

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Custer House, located at #24, Sheridan Ave., is open during the summer season for visitors (from Memorial Day to Labor Day). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday - Saturday and 1-4 p.m., Sundays. Visitor access is free; donations are suggested.
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Since the museum is on an active U.S. Army post, there are minor restrictions on visitors, namely a requirement for state or federally issued photo identification (i.e. a driver's license).
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It is largely unchanged from its original design and furnished with period furniture from the 1880 through the 1890s.
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Custer House is also available, upon request, by coordinating with the nearby Fort Riley Cavalry Museum.
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Custer Home is located in Kansas
Fort Riley, Kansas
United States
Coordinates
39°03′46″N 96°46′55″W / 39.062691°N 96.781955°W / 39.062691; -96.781955 (1st Infantry Division Museum)
Military museum
history.army.mil/museums/fieldMuseums/fortRiley_CusterHouse/index.html
Fort Riley
Kansas
George Armstrong Custer
"Visitor Requirements"
Fort Riley Museums
Categories
Military and war museums in Kansas
Historic house museums in Kansas
Museums in Geary County, Kansas
Houses in Geary County, Kansas

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