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Booth Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Booth Hotel

Independence’s first place on the National RegisterListed Apr 28, 1983; only 290 of Kansas’s 1,587 listings are older
Listed 1983Independence
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Booth Hotel

Booth Hotel, at 201-209 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 28, 1983: the first place in Independence to be listed. Only 290 of Kansas’s 1,587 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel building in Independence, Kansas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1911 to today

  1. 1911Built, designed by Frank Bender
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

201-209 W. Main St., Independence · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Booth HotelStart here
  2. 2Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic TempleBuilt 1900 · next door
  3. 3Cook's HotelBuilding · next door
  4. 4Federal Building-US Post OfficeBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Blakeslee Motor Company BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPrairie Oil & Gas BuildingBuilding0.1 miDIndependence Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBBooth TheaterBuilt 19110.2 miBIndependence Public Carnegie LibraryBuilt 19070.3 miBWashington SchoolBuilding0.3 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.3 miBMemorial HallBuilding0.4 miBWilliam Inge Boyhood HomeBuilding0.5 miBIndependence Junior High SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Booth Hotel

Is Booth Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 28, 1983 (Register number 83000435).

Is Booth Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kansas has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site, 13.9 miles away.

Can you visit Booth Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata · old views from Independence’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.