The home of Jack and Kathie Crispin at Lincoln Avenue and Third Street is in the Cummins Block Building above the two museums the couple own and operate. Built in 1881, the Cummins Block Building is one of the oldest structures in Lincoln and once housed several different businesses, organizations such as the Masons and Oddfellow, and was used as the headquarters of the board of county commissioners after the original courthouse burned in 1901. The property has been beautifully and authentically restored and is on the Registry of Historical Places.
The home of Angie Cantwell, nee Schroeder, on North Third Street was also open for visitors. Cantwell, originally from Beverly, returned “home” from Florida in 2020. Her home is in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, with a low profile and natural elements throughout.
Barb Rathbun’s Cookbook House in Barnard was open to visitors. The Cookbook House is a two-bedroom home filled floor to ceiling in each room with cookbooks of all cuisines. Rathbun is currently working to complete her collection of cookbooks from each county in Kansas.
The Marshall-Yohe House on South Second Street is a historical treasure. Built in 1895 by Abram Marshall, one of the founders of the Saline Valley Bank which is now the Bank of Tescott. Businesses and individuals decorated each room in a Christmas theme, allowing visitors to vote for three categories - most creative, most authentic and best overall. This home was donated to the Lincoln Historical Society by Lucretia Yohe, second wife of Ben Yohe who purchased the home from Della Marshall.
