Three Trails Cottages, LLC purchased the house in February of 2016, then spent 2 1/2 years doing renovation work. The 1906 Craftsman Bungalow needed extensive repairs before opening as a museum in August of 2018. The public enjoyed the museum very much. However, due to the lack of adequate revenue to keep the museum going, we had no choice but to sell the property. We did have 3-D photography done by a professional and are putting together a virtual museum tour, which should be complete by September.We are also putting together a traveling museum exhibit. More on that later.
The new owners are happy to have the imprinted bricks on their property and promise to preserve them and the house for the future. They also agreed to let people take tours during future Ginger Rogers festivals in Independence. Hopefully, the pandemic will subside and we can make plans for 2021.
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Marge Padgitt is the Director of the Owens-Rogers Virtual Museum and manager of Three Trails Cottages, LLC in Independence, Missouri. She is a writer and publisher.
