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Harvey House (Florence, Kansas)
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Harvey House Museum (2016)
Harvey House (Florence, Kansas) is located in Kansas
Harvey House (Florence, Kansas)
Location in Kansas
Harvey House (Florence, Kansas) is located in the United States
Harvey House (Florence, Kansas)
Location in the United States
Location 221 N Marion Street
Florence, Kansas, 66851
Built 1876
Restored 1971 (museum)
NRHP reference No. 73000763
Added to NRHP August 14, 1973

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.

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History

The current 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 is notable, since it was the first one to provide sleeping facilities. The Harvey House was built in 1876, closed in 1900, operations were transferred to Newton, currently it is a museum.

TV

  • 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.

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