A brick hotel on Main Street that became the birthplace of an annual cattle-industry celebration.
At a glance
The Greenwood Hotel stands at 300 N. Main Street in Eureka, Kansas. Built as a brick structure in 1882, it housed visitors drawn by the area’s booming cattle trade. The building as seen today dates largely from 1926, when owner H.D. Hover gave it a Spanish Mission Revival exterior.
History
Eureka was a busy cattle-industry center when the hotel opened in 1882. It offered rooms to the people that trade brought to town. In 1926, H.D. Hover renovated the property and reshaped its street face in the Spanish Mission Revival style.
The work was celebrated with considerable ceremony.
On September 23, 1926, a dinner marked the grand reopening. That gathering took root. It became known as Cattlemen’s Day and has been held every year since, on the first Saturday of November.
What you see
The hotel is a brick building whose current external appearance comes from the 1926 remodel. That work gave the structure its Spanish Mission Revival character, reflected in the lines and details of the Main Street facade.
Cultural significance
The Greenwood Hotel matters for more than its age. Its 1926 reopening dinner spawned Cattlemen’s Day, an annual event that has continued into the present. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Key facts
- Country: United States
- City: Eureka
- Coordinates: 37.8214, -96.2933
- National Register of Historic Places: listed 2006
Practical information & getting there
The hotel stands at 300 N. Main Street in Eureka, Kansas. Eureka is in Greenwood County. Use the coordinates 37.8214, -96.2933 for navigation. Check locally for current access and event dates; Cattlemen’s Day falls on the first Saturday of November.
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