Pool's Hotel, Main and Washington.

Item — Photo: 1:20

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

An album of 35 photos of Kirksville, Missouri, buildings, businesses and people created by "Drake, Fotografer" and originally owned by Clifford Elmore Henry. Using Kirksville city directories, local histories and articles in Kirksville newspapers of the day, we have been able to determine that most of the photos in this album were taken 1893 January-April, the only period when all the pictured businesses were in operation simultaneously.

Dates

Creation: early 1893

Creator

From the Collection: Henry, Clifford Elmore, 1873-1959 (Person)

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Historical Note

he American Hotel was built at this location (corner of Main and Washington) in 1870. When James S. Pool bought it in 1873, he changed the name to Pool's Hotel (aka Pool House) and Isaac Brenneman kept that name when he bought it in 1884. Brenneman added the new wing which is prominent in this picture in the fall of 1891, just before selling back to Pool in early 1892. Pool, who was also agent for Pacific Express Company, continued to run his shipping business from the lobby of the hotel during Brenneman's ownership. (You can see part of the Express sign just to the lower left of the main entrance.)