Windsor Hotel, Garden City, KS
N 37° 58.110 W 100° 52.416
14S E 335425 N 4203975
The historic Windsor Hotel has a ghost sign on the side of the old building.
Waymark Code: WM908A
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2010
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"The Windsor Hotel opened in February of 1889, two years in construction. On November 20,1889, a formal opening was held with "Promenades through the spacious court, corridors and parlors," while music played and sumptuous refreshments were served. The local papers exclaimed that the opening of the hotel marked an "epoch in the building of Garden City and the beginning of a new era of prosperity."
The atrium on the second floor extends upward for three stories and is topped by a vaulted skylight. Balconies with mahogany balustrades surround the court on three sides; and the graceful stairways on the fourth side converge on the central court floor. The hotel rooms are arranged in two rows around the court, the interior row opening onto the central court.
The second floor of the hotel contained the large parlors, dining room, the Presidential Suite and John Stevens' private living quarters. The suite opened onto the court and folding doors provided direct access to the Opera House.
The Presidential Suite was a series of three rooms overlooking Main Street. One room was large enough to hold three large beds with room to spare. The most distinctive feature was a solid cherry wood fireplace decorated with hand painted Italian tile. It was reported that Lillian Russell, Eddie Foy, Buffalo Bill Cody and Jay Gould enjoyed the stately comforts of the Presidential Suite.
In 1972, the Windsor Hotel was placed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. It was one of four locations in all southwest Kansas to carry that distinction. It continued in use as a hotel until 1977, when it was closed by the State Fire Marshal. "