The Munger House

The story of the Munger House and its survival parallels that of the city of Wichita. Each sprang up in the middle of an unsettled wilderness and prospered. From the humble beginnings to the endurance through time, this house mirrors the city of Wichita itself, and its story lives on. For its last 67 years the Munger House has stood at Cowtown. The house was carefully moved to the museum grounds and restored on site. It was one of the original four buildings of Cowtown and the major building of interest at the museum. The Munger House has seen two major renovations during its time at the museum; the first happened in 1984, and the second occurred in 1998. Through it all, the Munger House has maintained its importance to Cowtown and the city of Wichita.
James Vannurden, is a graduate of Pittsburg State University and has been the curator of Old Cowtown Museum since 2016. Local historian Keith Wondra is the author of From the Land of Andalusia to the Wheat Fields of Kansas: A History of Wichita's Historic Orpheum Theatre (2011); Wichita 1930-2000 (2013); Botanica: The Wichita Gardens (2015); and Old Cowtown Museum (2016); and was most recently the Assistant Curator at Old Cowtown Museum.