National Historic Landmark · hotel · St. Joseph, Missouri

Patee, John, House

United States historic place in St. Joseph, Missouri. Built 1858. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Patee, John, House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Patee House

The Patee House, also known as Patee House Museum, was completed in 1858 as a 140-room luxury hotel at 12th Street and Penn in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was one of the best-known hotels west of the Mississippi River.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address12th and Penn Sts., St. Joseph, MO
CountyBuchanan County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000414
Built1858
Type of placehotel
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address12th and Penn Sts., St. Joseph, MO
Coordinates39.75585, -94.84511 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitHarry S Truman National Historic Site · 60 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCamp Branch Campground 29 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000414. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.