Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home & Museum
 102 W. 10th Street
Ellis, Kansas 67637
(785) 726-3636

Open March Through October
Tuesday–Saturday: 10AM - 4PM

16-64 years: $4       6-15 Years: $2
Over 65: $3

Walter P. Chrysler boyhood home map

Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum
Walter P. Chrysler home - Ellis, Kansas
Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum

Walter Percy Chrysler was born on April 2, 1875, in Wamego, Kansas. When he was 3, Walter's family moved to Ellis, Kansas where his father worked as an engineer with the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Walter went through school in Ellis and became a machinist's apprentice for the then renamed Union Pacific Railroad. At the age of 22, he completed his apprenticeship and left Ellis. Walter returned to Ellis to marry his childhood sweetheart, Della Forker, and they moved to Salt Lake City. Walter P. Chrysler went on to lead one of the largest corporations in the world.

102 W. 10th Street was the last of three homes where Walter grew up. The home is furnished, but due to a flood in the 1950s, with the exception of a single bed, none of the furnishings are original to the home. A small museum has been built behind the home.

The Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum features mainly pictures and text about Walter's life. There are a small gift area, a few artifacts, and a short video. The home and museum can easily be visited in a half hour. There is little to hold the attention of children.

With the exception of the 1924 Chrysler, no photos are permitted in the Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home & Museum.

Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Walter P. Chrysler Museum


1924 Chrysler owned by Chrysler's great grandson, Frank Rhodes

Walter P. Chrysler
Walter P. Chrysler in 1924

Walter P. Chrysler boyhood home map
Walter P. Chrysler boyhood home map

Also visit the Ellis Railroad Museum
Walker P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum website
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