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.

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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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