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.
History 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.Harvey House IntroHarvey House HistoryHarvey House - Fred HarveyHarvey House - Harvey Girls The Harvey House was built in 1876 and closed in 1900. Operations were transferred to Newton, and it has become a museum.Harvey House - Kansas Travel
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.Feasting on Asphalt s01e03 High Plains Feaster - 7.5 minutes in Florence; youtube.com
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Kansas
Further reading Appetite for America - How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West; Stephen Fried; Bantam Books; ; 544 pages; March 23, 2010. 1872-1972 Century Of Pride - Florence Centennial - Florence, Kansas; 1972.Florence Centennial Book - Reprint 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.
References
External links Harvey House Official Website
Maps Florence City Map, KDOT