Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910

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Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, c. 1910: This postcard from around 1910 depicts the Lotus Club at Lake Contrary, a striking two-story white building featuring tall pillars, a first-floor porch, and a balcony above, complemented by steeple turrets and a circular driveway adorned with a flower bed.
Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, c. 1910

This postcard from around 1910 depicts the Lotus Club at Lake Contrary, a striking two-story white building featuring tall pillars, a first-floor porch, and a balcony above, complemented by steeple turrets and a circular driveway adorned with a flower bed.

Name/Title

Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910

Entry/Object ID

AM9999.581.13126

Scope and Content

Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910. Colorirzed photo of front of club house, a two story white building with tall pillared front, porch on first floor with balcony above. Steeple turrets, winding lane to front door beautifully landscaped. "Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, St. Joseph, Mo." Unmailed. "It was built in the 1880's by the St. Joseph Boating Association as a private men's Club for $50,000. In 1900, The St. Joseph Railway, Light and Power Company bought it, changed the name and turned it into a hotel. In its heyday, it had a dance floor built over the lake, tennis courts, and hotel-hosted regattas. It burned in 1924 and was never rebuilt....St. Joseph, A Postcard History....Davis/White.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Lakes, St. Joseph Entertainment, Lotus Club, Lake Contrary

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 2, 2014