Abilene · South Central: Abilene
Abilene’s Victorian Inn
Dr. Edward E. Hazlett's 1887 house, on the Register of Historic Kansas Places; his son 'Swede' was Dwight D. Eisenhower's boyhood friend.
- Built
- 1887Built 1887 as a residence for Dr. Edward E. Hazlett; enlarged and redesigned in 1920–21; bed and breakfast since the early 1990s.
- Style
- Queen Anne, with Colonial Revival redesign
- Type
- B&B
- Rooms
- 6
- Price
- $
- Area
- South Central: Abilene
- Credentials
- Register of Historic Kansas Places
The story
Dr. Edward E. Hazlett, who opened Abilene’s first hospital, built the house in 1887. His son Edward “Swede” Hazlett was a boyhood friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower and urged him to attend West Point. Attorney Arthur Hurd bought the house, and a 1920–21 remodel nearly doubled its size and added the Colonial Revival porch. It was converted to eight apartments after 1945. Don and Diana McBride bought it in 1992, converted the attic into a suite and restored the house, and it has run as a bed and breakfast since.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Address: 820 NW 3rd Street, Abilene, KS 67410
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.