Blackfeather Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places, covering almost 79 acres at 183rd Street and Antioch Road in Stilwell.

Located on the property are:

• six buildings: house, summer cottage, springhouse, barn, bungalow, chicken shed
• three structures: limestone gate posts, picturesque drive, stone walls
• four sites: 1-acre lake, natural spring, original lake basin, rock formations
• one object: dam gates/spillway

The well-preserved house was constructed in 1928, and is dramatically set into a steep rocky ridge above a tributary valley of Wolf Creek. While there have been alterations, this building has a high degree of architectural integrity. Most features of the farm date 1928-30, but the bungalow is from 1918, and the springhouse was built in 1947.

Significance:

For many years before the house was constructed, the land was associated with the local history of the Shawnee Indians in Kansas. The original land patent was awarded to To Wah Pea and her heirs March 13, 1885. This site was part of the tract belonging to the Black Bob band. Joseph and Johnson Blackfeather were some of the heirs, hence the Blackfeather name was associated with this land. Most of the Shawnee moved away during the Civil War when the border was threatened by raiders. Settlers moved onto the land as soon as the war was over, and disputes over the land continued for 20 years.

The Blackfeather Farm contains several rustic structures. The house was built for use as a country home and rural retreat for a wealthy Kansas City family when that became the trend. In 1934, another owner used it as the Blackfeather Club and Recreation Corporation, with fishing and shooting as attractions. At that time, corporate retreats were popular. It again became a private residence in 1947, and has remained in the same family.