10/07/2024
Welcome!
The A. M. Minier House is a rentable historic home in Highland, KS. The house is bookable for local Highland families to stay; bridal/wedding, birthday, and graduation parties; photoshoots; and similar requests.
Paul and Janet Tyler are thrilled to welcome members of the Highland, KS community to book a reservation in the “Minier House.” “It feels like opening your doors to people in the Highland community. We can’t wait to have people enjoy their stays with loved ones and families from near and far,” Janet shared. Direct message any questions to this Facebook Business profile. Enjoy your next stay at the “Minier House!”
Floor Plan:
Guests are welcomed into the “Minier House” by a sweeping front porch framed with brick flower boxes preserved from when the house was erected in 1916. Visitors will feel a sense of charm at the grand entrance, the dining room to the left and living room to the right. The dining room holds china cabinets, elegant seasonal place settings, and decor; and the living room instantly transports visitors back one hundred years with a lovely brick fireplace, vintage seating, a well-preserved Bush & Gerts Roccoco Victorian Upright Piano, a cozy study area, and a game table to play games or otherwise entertain guests. There is a full appointed kitchen with original butler’s pantry and a powder room.
Up the staircase, guests are welcomed to a comfortable sitting room followed by three darling bedrooms. The architecture of the home is thoughtful in design, demonstrated by features like the window seats bookended with drawers in each bedroom. Guests won’t long for storage with access to four bedroom closets. The upstairs bathroom is light and airy with new finishings and easily accessible from any of the three bedrooms.
History:
Built from plans drawn by the influential Gustav Stickley and part of the Kansas Historic Resources Inventory, the over a century-old shingle bungalow evokes a stately yet homey feel. The beauty of this classic home is championed in past issues of the Highland Vidette as “built on an entirely different plan from any others in town and is considered very desirable,” (Feb. 1 1917). The house is located south of the first college in Kansas, Highland Community College.
Stickley’s signature designs are featured in the “Minier House”: “wood-shingle siding, exposed rafter tails, a full-width front porch, heavy structural beams, built-in bookcase and seating, and Mission-style hardware,” as stated by the Kansas Historical Society. Commissioned by Abram M. Minier, grandson of John Bayless, who was a co-founder of the City of Highland, this historic building used one of Stickley’s most popular home designs, No. 78, with versions of the home found from Long Island to Seattle, and Maine to Kentucky, found in More Stickley’s Craftsman Homes (Stubblebine).
Reference:
More Stickley’s Craftsman Homes: Blueprints, Catalogs, Photographs by Ray Stubblebine (Book)
More Stickley’s Craftsman Homes: Floor Plans and Illustrations by 78 Mission Style Dwellings by Gustav Stickley (Book)
Highland, KS Website — https://khri.kansasgis.org/index.cfm?in=043-2460-00051
Kansas Historic Society —http://www.highlandks.com/residents/Historical_Structures_in_Highland.pdf
