Taken from this Blog
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Photo by Dan Hoisington
Kennedy Hotel - Paradise, Russell County, Kansas
(This was taken from Devin's Blogwithout permission.
It came from the Salina Journal)
The Kennedy Hotel viewed from the Northeast (back side of the property).
One of the earliest buildings erected in Paradise, Kansas, the Kennedy Hotel (1888, 1936) is significant for its association with the early development of Paradise. The construction of the limestone hotel in 1888 was documented in area newspapers including The Waldo Enterprise and The Russell Record. Catherine Kennedy, who also served as postmaster, opened her hotel in September of 1888. Although she soon sold the property, the building operated as a hotel until 1913 when it became the private residence of the Samuel Brown family.
During the Great Depression, Brown lost his downtown grocery business to a fire. He added on to the property and reopened his business. Since the construction of the original two-story limestone hotel building in 1888, the property changed and evolved to reflect the needs and uses of its first four owners. The changes and additions, all made within the historic period of significance, help convey the history of a property that served as a hotel, grocery store, and private residence.
Lyle and Carol Dixon,
current owners and residents
of the Kennedy Hotel,
stand in front of the property.
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