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Title: John Johnson
Description: Biographic article about "Mayor Johnson, who, it now appears. ..was the first architect and construction superintendant of the original Coates House, at that time called the Broadway hotel."
Date: 1927-06-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Broadway Hotel/Coates House
Description: In 1868 the hotel at 10th and Broadway was completed at a cost of $20,000, by Colonel S. W. Eldridge. It was operated for a period following its completion by Eldridge's brother, Major Thomas B. Eldridge, who called it the Broadway Hotel. In 1870 Kersey Coates and John R. Balis bought the hotel and renamed it the Coates House.
Date: 1956-01-13
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: East from the Roof of the Broadway Hotel
Description: Elevated view looking east from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later called the Coates House Hotel. Several houses and buildings can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northwest from Roof of Broadway Hotel
Description: View looking northwest from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Two individuals standing on the roof can be seen. Early buildings in the Quality Hill area are in view.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Southwest from 4th
Description: View looking southwest from 4th Street west of Wyandotte Street. The Coates House Hotel and the Coates Opera House can be seen in the distance. Early downtown buildings and houses are in view.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coates House Hotel
Description: View looking east of the Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, at 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. A house once located to the south of the hotel can be seen. The Broadway Pond, once located at the southwest corner of the intersection is in view.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coates Opera House and Coates House Hotel
Description: View looking northeast of the Coates Opera House and Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, at 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. The Broadway Pond, once located at the southwest corner of the intersection can be seen. Cows can be seen in the image.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from Roof of Broadway Hotel
Description: View looking east from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Several early downtown buildings can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p108
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 11th Street south to W. 13th Street and from Pennsylvania Avenue east to Broadway, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1949
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p010
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City from W. 10th Street south to Aldine Place and from Washington Street east to Central Street. Shows buildings, streets, and the fire department headquarters. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page showing adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1957, Page p108
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 11th Street south to W. 13th Street and from Pennsylvania Avenue east to Broadway, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1954
Object Type: Map

Title: Street Scene At 11th and Broadway
Description: Sidwalk and storefronts along the southwest corner of 11th and Broadway. New Broadway Hotel sign in view as well as entrance to Denver Pharmacy.
Date: 1923-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: In Memoriam: Sarah Walter Chandler Coates
Description: Two photos, one looking out from the Coates House, and the other from 1868 labeled "formerly Broadway Hotel."
Date: 1898~
Object Type: Book

Title: Weston's Guide to the Kansas Pacific Railway
Description: Description of the unnamed fort on the site of the later Broadway Hotel, "thrown up" to guard against the capture of the city during the border warfare leading up to the Civil War.
Date: 1872
Object Type: Book