Cimarron Hotel, Second Empire hotel in Cimarron, United States.
The Cimarron Hotel is a 2.5-story brick building measuring 43 by 79 feet that displays five window bays across its front facade. Its upper floors housed guest rooms while lower levels contained commercial spaces for business operations.
Nicholas B. Klaine built the structure in 1886 and initially called it the New West Hotel while running a Republican newspaper on its ground floor. The building changed hands and names several times before returning to the Cimarron Hotel name in 1947.
The building reflects how late 19th century Kansas communities gathered and conducted business within a single structure that served multiple social purposes. Visitors can see how different floors were adapted over time to meet the changing needs of the town.
The building remains active with guest rooms on the upper floors and various shops on the lower levels including a quilt shop that arrived in the early 2000s. Visitors can explore different entrances as each floor maintains its own distinct purpose and accessibility.
The hotel has worn several names reflecting the owners who shaped it - the Luther family gave it their surname in the early 1900s before another owner restored the original name decades later. This history of renaming shows how individual business people left their mark on the building.
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