Hiwan Homestead Museum
Hiwan Homestead Museum is a 25-room log mansion built in the Rustic architectural style between 1893 and 1942. Known as Camp Neosho by the Douglas family from 1893 to 1939, the site was renamed the Hiwan Ranch by the second owners, the Buchanan family. Purchased by Jefferson County Open Space Department in 1974, the Museum opened in 1975 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum complex includes the log lodge and four original outbuildings. Hiwan Homestead's outstanding collections include Southwestern Native American Weavings, baskets, and ceramics collected by the original owners, and an international antique doll collection. Museum staff and volunteers present many educational programs, special events, summer day camp, childrens' and adult craft classes, and changing exhibits.