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Mike Vieux, architect for Vieux Associates, 719 Massachusetts St., said Phillips contacted him in early December to draw plans for the hotel. Vieux said Phillips had applied for the Eldridge House site to be placed on a historical register.
The Eldridge House has a stormy and historically rich past. The hotel was built and destroyed three times, and the Kansas Legislature was in session there when it received the news that Kansas had been granted statehood on Jan. 29, 1861.
In 1855, the New England Emigrant Aid Society built the Free State Hotel at the corner of Seventh and Massachusetts streets. It was destroyed by Samuel J. Jones, sheriff
of Leavenworth, and his posse May 21, 1856, and rebuilt by Col. Shalor W. Eldridge.
Shortly after rebuilding was complete, on Aug. 21, 1863, William Quantrill and his raiders destroyed Eldridge House and most of Lawrence on Aug. 21, 1863. Eldridge again rebuilt the hotel, which stood until 1924. The owner then, W. G. Hutton, voluntarily decided at that time to destroy and rebuild Eldridge House. This building still stands.
Eldridge House was converted into an apartment building in 1970, when Mike Getto, Hutson's grandson, closed because of financial difficulties.
Vieux said he and Phillips planned
to renovate all five floors and the basement of the building. Plans for the basement include a club, exercise room and three retail spaces facing Seventh Street on the north.
"We will be restoring the lobby, including the fountain, to how it was in 1929," he said. "The lobby's ceiling and elegant marble fixtures will be preserved, and the old restaurant, which is currently the Kansas Sports Bar and Grill, will be converted back into a restaurant."
The first floor would be a restaurant, banquet and ballroom, conference room and two retail spaces." Vieux said.
Phillips also has the city's approval to construct a canoped entrance with parking on the north side of the building along Seventh Street, which now has metered parking.
The four other floors, second through fifth, will have 12 suites and
a conference room. Each suite will have a bedroom, living room, bath, and wet bar.
In addition, an urban plaza is planned for the parking lot to the south of Eldridge House. Fountains and benches are planned for the east side of the plaza, facing Massachusetts Street.
Phillips also plans to build an office building west of the plaza. However, the building is not part of the estimated $3 million renovation cost.
Phillips researched the renovation
of the building with two studies. He privately commissioned one study and found a second study done for the city in 1881. The surveys indicated that hotels were making a comeback and Lawrence was a good candidate for a downtown hotel, he said.
"The number-one place people are asking for a hotel is downtown Lawrence," he said.
Brune said she would be sorry to leave the Eldridge apartments.
"I've been proud that I've lived here and been proud to have encouraged others to live here," she said.
Nancy Barre and Joe DNiito contributed information to this story.
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walked out with the ice cream and the spoons.
Pat Simmons, residence hall director at Joseph R. Pearson Hall, said if students were caught with dishware they asked to return it to the cafeteria.
Monica Hayde, Prairie Village freshman and Ellsworth resident, said she didn't think students kept utensils deliberately.
John Young, residence hall director at Olver Hall, said that he hadn't noticed a problem at Oliver and that the design of the cafeteria made it easier to monitor what went out of it. The cafeteria has only one entrance.
The Curator has only one chance:
"The last thing we want to do it
make an issue of crime out of this," he said.
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