Weaver Hotel, 126 South Kansas Street, Waterville, Marshall County, KS

2001 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: In 1867 a two-story hotel was erected on the corner of Kansas and Railroad Avenues. L.E. Weaver settled in Waterville, KS in 1873 and began operation of an ice cream parlor in the hotel's building, with restaurant and baking facilities added soon afterward. In 1905 the old frame hotel was temporarily moved east into the street and remained in operation while William E. Weaver was building the new Weaver Hotel. Today, the Weaver Hotel still stands as it did in 1905 in Waterville, Kansas. The Waterville Preservation Society now owns the Weaver Hotel and is seeking grants for restoration. Projects covered under the grants include window restoration, exterior repointing and replacement of the balcony.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N845
Survey number: HABS KS-80
Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work