Beaumont Hotel (Beaumont, Kansas)

Beaumont Hotel
Location 11651 SE. Main St., Beaumont, Kansas
Coordinates 37°39′20.132″N 96°31′58.323″W / 37.65559222°N 96.53286750°W / 37.65559222; -96.53286750Coordinates: 37°39′20.132″N 96°31′58.323″W / 37.65559222°N 96.53286750°W / 37.65559222; -96.53286750
Built 1879
NRHP Reference # 11001078[1]
Added to NRHP February 3, 2012

The Beaumont Hotel is a former railroad hotel constructed in 1879 in Beaumont, Kansas. It originally opened and operated as the "Summit Hotel".[2] It currently operates as a bed and breakfast and restaurant.[3]

Beginning in the 1940s, local ranchers began using Main Street (also known historically as Third Street)[2] as a landing strip for their planes while checking on cattle herds. In 1953, the hotel underwent a major renovation and acquired 70 acres of adjoining property, which was converted into a dedicated landing strip to serve the new clientele.[4] The hotel is a popular destination for small aircraft pilots and motorcycle rallies.[3]

The oldest wooden water tower in the United States, the Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank, is located near the hotel.

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). United States National Park Service. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Beaumont Hotel official website". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. "National and State Registers of Historic Places". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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