Dr. James Ware's Office Est. 1901

 Dr. James Maxwell Ware was the only physician in the Magnolia area, then known as Minks Prairie, in the early 1900s when the town first started. His doctor's office was donated to the Magnolia Depot Complex. The building housed both Ware's office and a barbershop, both of which are on display at the museum. Ware's grandchildren donated his old equipment for display at the depot, including his stethoscope, medical bag and desk. The small doctor's office section of the building is setup as it would have been in the 1900s, with an examination chair similar to the one he had in his office. At first, Ware made house calls to patients by horse. Later, he visited patients by horse and buggy. Then, much later, he visited them by car. When times were tough, some patients could not pay for his services, but he took care of them anyway. If patients could not afford to pay him with cash, sometimes patients paid him with whatever they had, such as eggs or farm animals. Come by and check it out!