Booth Hotel, Independence, KS
Booth Hotel, 201 West Main Street, Independence, Kansas. The Booth Hotel was completed in December, 1911, and formally opened on January 31, 1912. It was built by Thomas Jefferson Booth, a very prominent and highly respected citizen of Independence. Booth's architect, Frank Bender, took advantage of the popular material concrete, still relatively new at that time, and made every attempt to construct a completely fireproof building. The Booth was regarded as a first class hotel well into the 1950's. In the early 1960's it was finally sold out of the Booth family and has had several owners since that time. It is currently owned by Tower Resources LLC., and the building is used for apartments. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Booth Hotel, Independence, KS
Booth Hotel, 201 West Main Street, Independence, Kansas. The Booth Hotel was completed in December, 1911, and formally opened on January 31, 1912. It was built by Thomas Jefferson Booth, a very prominent and highly respected citizen of Independence. Booth's architect, Frank Bender, took advantage of the popular material concrete, still relatively new at that time, and made every attempt to construct a completely fireproof building. The Booth was regarded as a first class hotel well into the 1950's. In the early 1960's it was finally sold out of the Booth family and has had several owners since that time. It is currently owned by Tower Resources LLC., and the building is used for apartments. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.