Kelly's Westport Inn

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Kelly's Westport Inn
Kellys Westport Inn Kansas City MO.jpg
Location500–504 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO
Coordinates 39°3′8.96″N94°35′29.02″W / 39.0524889°N 94.5913944°W / 39.0524889; -94.5913944 Coordinates: 39°3′8.96″N94°35′29.02″W / 39.0524889°N 94.5913944°W / 39.0524889; -94.5913944
Built1850;172 years ago (1850)
NRHP reference No. 72000718 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1972

Kelly's Westport Inn is a historical bar in Westport, Kansas City, Missouri, constructed around 1850. Kelly's and the adjoining Chouteau Store are considered to be the oldest buildings still standing in Kansas City.

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History

The grandson of Daniel Boone, Albert Gallatin Boone, [2] operated a grocery store. A story about the Underground Railroad alleges that a southbound tunnel connects to a stable [3] which is now also a bar called the Westport Saloon.

Around 1900, the Wiedenmann family operated a grocery there, which catered to Kansas City's elite. With the repeal of Prohibition, Phil Taggart rented the building and opened a saloon named the Wrestlers Inn.[ citation needed ] A few years later, Randal Kelly, born in County Clare, Ireland, became a bartender. He soon became a partner.

In 1959, the building was designated a national historic landmark.

In 1969, Kelly's Inn was registered as a historic building. The tunnel only connects two basements and there was no Underground Railroad association. [4] :22

In 1996, Kansas City native Eddie Griffin used Kelly's as the inspiration for the setting of his sitcom Malcolm & Eddie , starring himself and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Kansas Bogus Legislature - A.G. Boone".
  3. "Voice of New Americans: Westport: A look to the roots of Kansas City".
  4. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/72000718.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]