Name/Title
Newspaper Article - Patee HouseEntry/Object ID
Q2024.30.05Scope and Content
A copy of the newspaper article "St. Joseph Seeks to Save Historic Patee House" by John Edward Hicks. There is no date, nor publisher but, a part of the page reads 'in The Star' and Forty Years ago in 1924.Context
The article refers to the fate of the Patee House being razed but the Pony Express Historical Association Inc. is wanting to save and restore the 4-story building and preserve its rich heritage. According to the caption beneath a picture of the building "Once the headquarters for the Pony Express, the Patee House has been operated as a hotel, seminary, sanitarium and garment factory. Now it faces extinction, unless a campaign for its preservation is successful."
At the time of the article it was owned by the Patee Investment company of Overland Park, Ks and were offering to sell the building for $12,000 to any organization that can preserve it. A dedicated group interested in its preservation had started restoration made up of Herbert Jones, A.A. Karl, Gary Chilcote, Ray Waldo, and Jimmie PiochLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clipping, NewspaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClippingNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Notes
9" X 12.5"