FORT LARNED Commanding Officer's Quarters (HS-8) Historic Structure Report Historic Furnishing Study

Without evidence to indicate the exact furniture styles used by the Kidd family at Fort Larned, an additional approach to interpreting the quarters' furnishings can be employed, other than highlighting that family as the structure's occupants. A transportation theme could also be utilized by emphasizing household items that reflected the trade goods carried in both directions along the Santa Fe Trail. These articles included furniture from the Saint Louis/Leavenworth/Kansas City area and Navajo merchandise, as well as El Paso wine.