National Register of Historic Places

Harvey House

Florence, Marion County, Kansas
Listed
August 13, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000763

About this property

Harvey House of Florence, Kansas, United States, also known under the older name of Clifton Hotel, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973. The building is part of the first Fred Harvey House, of the Fred Harvey Company, which stood south of the Santa Fe railroad tracks until the early 20th century. 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. This Harvey House was the first one to provide sleeping facilities. The Harvey House was built in 1876 and closed in 1900. Operations were transferred to Newton, and it has become a museum. Feasting on Asphalt, 2006, season 1 episode 3 titled "High Plains Feaster", 7.5 minutes of video while Alton Brown visited the Spring Fling event and Harvey House in Florence. National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Kansas Appetite for America - How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West; Stephen Fried; Bantam Books; ISBN 978-0-553-80437-9; 544 pages; March 23, 2010. 1872-1972 Century Of Pride - Florence Centennial - Florence, Kansas; 1972. Florence 75th Anniversary edition (includes stories of the Fred Harvey hotel); Florence Bulletin; June 5, 1947. Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.

Location

204 W. 3rd St.
Florence, Marion County, Kansas
38.24004, -96.92825

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When was Harvey House listed on the National Register?

Harvey House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1973.

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The period of significance for Harvey House is recorded as the industrial era.

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