Harvey House (Florence, Kansas)
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Harvey House of Florence, Kansas
, also known under the older name of Clifton Hotel, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) in 1973.
, which stood south of the Santa Fe railroad tracks until the eartly 1900's. The existing structure was the original part of the Clifton Hotel that was erected to serve passengers of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
as a permanent eating station and hotel for passengers. It was the first Harvey House to provide sleeping facilities.
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Florence, Kansas
Florence is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the daughter of former Kansas Governor Samuel J. Crawford. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 465.-19th century:...
, also known under the older name of Clifton Hotel, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP) in 1973.
History
The current building is part of the first Fred Harvey House, of the Fred Harvey CompanyFred Harvey Company
The origin of the Fred Harvey Company can be traced to the 1875 opening of two railroad eating houses located at Wallace, Kansas and Hugo, Colorado on the Kansas Pacific Railway. These cafés were opened by Fred Harvey, then a freight agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad...
, which stood south of the Santa Fe railroad tracks until the eartly 1900's. The existing structure was the original part of the Clifton Hotel that was erected to serve passengers of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
as a permanent eating station and hotel for passengers. It was the first Harvey House to provide sleeping facilities.
Further reading
- Appetite for America - How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West; Stephen Fried; Bantam Books; ISBN 978-0553804379; 544 pages; March 23, 2010.
- 1872-1972 Century Of Pride - Florence Centennial - Florence, Kansas; 1972.
- Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House in Hillsboro, KS; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
External links
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- Florence City Map, KDOT