William Bent - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

• The William Bent house in Westport/Kansas City was preserved as an outbuilding after Seth Ward built a large brick mansion on the property. The property (and houses) is now part of the Country Club District of Kansas City. Much of the former farm's grazing land was taken by the city to create Loose Park. In the twentieth century, both the houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site is marked as the "Bent and Ward Houses".

• Bent's Old Fort has been reconstructed by the State of Colorado and is operated as an historic destination, with events to interpret its history.