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"The house was not built primarily for my own comfort and enjoyment, but in the hope that succeeding generations would have the privilege of living in it and enjoying its benefits and advantages."

Correspondence

John Kendrick to Manville Kendrick

1932

 

Trail End Time Line

    • Kendrick Years

    • Post-Kendrick Years

Trail End has only had three owners: the Kendrick family, the Sheridan County Historical Society, and the State of Wyoming. All have been respectful of the house and its environs; especially the state, which has done all needed repairs and restoration since gaining ownership in 1982. Even so, in the 100-plus years since John Kendrick first laid eyes on the site that is now Trail End, many changes have taken place. Balconies have been enclosed, paint colors have changed, trees have died and been replanted. Outside the grounds, neighborhoods have grown up on two sides while several schools have come and gone on another. Here's a quick timeline:

Kendrick Years

1889 John Kendrick moves to Sheridan area
1895 John purchases property in Neilson Heights for future home
1905 John donates land next to home site for use as city park
1908 Construction of Trail End begins on Neilson Heights property
1909 Kendrick family moves to Sheridan Inn

1910

Family moves into Carriage House
1913 Family moves into Trail End in July
1914

Family hosts public open house on New Year's Day

Most landscaping completed

1916 Family moves to Washington D.C. while John serves as Senator
1929 Manville and wife Diana move into Trail End
1934 Eula moves back to Trail End after John's death
1959 Eula moves to Texas to live with daughter Rosa-Maye
1960 Manville and Diana move out of Trail End

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Post-Kendrick Years

1968  Sheridan County Historical Society purchases house and grounds
1969  Trail End opens as community museum
1970  Trail End added to National Register of Historic Places
1979  Carriage House remodeled into community theater
1982  Trail End given to State of Wyoming
1985  Carriage House partially destroyed by fire; rebuilt
1986  Handicap access ramp, elevator and restrooms installed
1988  Carriage House corral remodeled into courtyard
1995 Trail End's entire original electrical system replaced
2002 Replanting efforts begin on grounds
2005  Substantial restoration projects improve interior finishes

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