Ben Ferrel Platte County Museum

The museum occupies a Federal Empire Victorian brick mini-mansion, modeled in various architectural details after the Missouri Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City. Every piece of furnishing in the home, dating from 1840 to 1900, has a Platte County history.

What You’ll See and Experience:

• The first level includes
  • a parlor
  • sitting room with bronze marble fireplace
  • dining room with double sliding wood-on-wood hand-grained doors
  • kitchen with a German tongue and groove wood ceiling
  • a latticed back porch
• A curved staircase made of walnut and mahogany leads you to the second floor where there are four bedrooms.
• Another staircase connects the second floor and basement which once contained
  • a cooking area
  • dining area
  • wine cellar
  • cistern room
  • wash area
  • workroom.

The basement also houses the Platte County Historical Society’s genealogical library, archives and display areas. The museum has a rare Civil War collection of Col. Charles E. Sinnet, a Union soldier.

⏱️ Open May thru mid-October and in mid-December for Christmas tours. The museum hosts exhibits each summer. For more information, hours and event/exhibit announcements, call the museum phone at 816-431-5121.

🎫💲 Admission: $5; younger than 12, free.