Ray's Barber Shop - Pittsburg, Ks.
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N 37° 24.829 W 094° 42.335
15S E 349064 N 4142145
Quick Description: Ray's Barber Shop is located within the historic Hotel Stilwell located at 705 N Broadway in downtown Pittsburg, Ks.
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2009 5:39:12 PM
Waymark Code: WM7G43
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Long Description:I found no information on the shop and the shop did not have hours
posted. The glass pole has a light on top. From the lasr.net
website on the building:
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visit link)
The Hotel Stilwell was built in 1880 and placed on the State and
National Registers of Historic Places in 1980. Guests of the
historic Hotel Stilwell have included William Jennings Gryan,
Eugene Debs, Susan B. Anthony, and Theodore Roosevelt. In addition
to being a hotel, the building also served as the Kansas State
Capital in 1919. It was restored in 1997 by the Stilwell Heritage
& Educational Foundation in partnership with MetroPlains
Development, Inc.
The architectural design incorporates a graceful procession from
a grand stone entry flanked by rounded brick columns on the first
floor. The second and third floors are detailed by a dentillated
cornice and wide-bay windows. Smaller arched windows on the fourth
floor are topped by pressed brick masonry and a short parapet. Over
the entry arch is the balcony where Susan B. Anthony once spoke. A
carved limestone Griffin guards the balcony.
Historic features that have been restored include a circular
leaded skylight, generous ornate plaster work and stained glass
windows. The upper floors have been converted to 44 full-sized
apartments
for senior citizens.
The first floor historic common areas are open to the public
week days from 9-5 and on weekends by appointment. The large
Timmons Ballroom is available to rent for special occasions