Clareen-Peterson Restaurant Building

Clareen--Peterson Restaurant Building
Location 113 N. Main St., Lindsborg, Kansas
Coordinates 38°34′27″N 97°40′33″W / 38.57417°N 97.67583°W / 38.57417; -97.67583Coordinates: 38°34′27″N 97°40′33″W / 38.57417°N 97.67583°W / 38.57417; -97.67583
Area less than one acre
Built 1899
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP Reference # 09000229[1]
Added to NRHP April 22, 2009

Clareen-Peterson Restaurant Building is a historic building at 113 N. Main Street in Lindsborg, Kansas. [2]

Tne building was built in 1899 for use as a restaurant with living quarters above by Swedish immigrant, Carl E. Clareen (1862-1923). By 1909, fellow Swedish immigrant John P. Peterson operated his restaurant known as the Royal Cafe on the first floor of the building. The first floor continued to serve as a restaurant through the 1940s. The building is of late Victorian style with Italianate detailing on its lower front exterior which includes cast iron columns. The building has many distinguishing characteristics including the ornate second-story window hoods, cast-iron columns, the original storefront, and stained glass windows.[3] The building added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Clareen & Peterson Restaurant". hmdb.org. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. Clareen/Peterson Restaurant Building

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