Phillip Hardware Store - Hays, KS
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linkys
N 38° 52.227 W 099° 19.900
14S E 471228 N 4302452
For a few years during the 1870's thousands of homesteaders filed land claims in the U.S. Land Office in this building.
Waymark Code: WMETPN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2012
Views: 4
Nicely restored two story cut stone building dating from 1874. Originally a general store, and currently a retail establishment, it has also been a newspaper office and a land office. The building is typical of these early commercial buildings being much deeper than it is wide. The two story front has high narrow windows, and visiting it gives one a feeling of what the past was like.
Street address:
719 Main St.
Hays, Kansas USA
County / Borough / Parish: Ellis
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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