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The Paxton Hotel, formerly known as Paxton Manor and currently known as The Paxton, is located at 1403 Farnam Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Designed by local architect Joseph G. McArthur, the current building was constructed in 1928, with its predecessor dating from 1882. Named for local businessman and community leader William A. Paxton, today the building houses luxury condominia. It is one of the few significant Art Deco structures in Omaha today.〔Gerber, K. and Spencer, J.S. (2003) ''Building for the Ages: Omaha's architectural landmarks.'' Landmarks, Inc. p 172.〕 Among some of the prominent guests who stayed at the Paxton were Buffalo Bill Cody〔Cody, W.F. ''An Autobiography Of Buffalo Bill.'' Plain Label Books. p 250.〕 and William Jennings Bryan, as well as President William McKinley stayed at the Paxton (the original building) during the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in 1898.〔("History" ), The Paxton. Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 ==Original building== The building is located on the site of pioneer Omaha's magnificent Grand Central Hotel, which burnt down in 1878. Brothers C.W., W.T. and J.B. Kitchen built the original Paxton Hotel in 1882 to replace it, spending $250,000. The building contained 175 rooms, including an elegant dining room and a bar. The Kitchen Brothers ran several hotels throughout the Western United States, with one operating the Thornburg House in Laramie City, the Maxwell House at Rawlins, the Desert House in Green River and the Mountain Trout House at Evanston, all in the Wyoming Territory. Another ran the Pacific Hotel in St. Joseph, Missouri and the third operated the Paxton,〔(Douglas County ), ''Andreas' History of Nebraska.'' Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 as well as the Withnell House in Omaha.〔(Installment V ), Omaha's First Century. ''Omaha World-Herald''. Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 The Omaha building was named the Paxton after William A. Paxton, an Omaha pioneer who lived at the hotel soon after it was built.〔(Douglas County ), ''Andreas' History of Nebraska.'' Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 He reportedly donated five thousand dollars to add a fifth story to the structure. Other notable residents included General George Crook, as well as prominent Omaha families including the J. L. Brandeises and Emil Brandeis, the Baums, the Wilhelms, and the Hanscoms.〔(The Paxton ), Nebraska Memories. Retrieved 4/14/08.〕 Woodmen of the World was founded at the hotel in 1890.〔("History" ), Woodmen of the World. Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 The hotel was the site of one of Omaha's grand "live" signs of the day, which was a Krug Brewing Company advertisement featuring a wide by tall beer stein with a Luxus logo.〔(Paxton Hotel ), 1909 Omaha Police Scrapbook. Retrieved 4/14/08.〕 In the early 1900s the hotel was the site of the murder of Harry King, a son of the millionaire owner of Browning, King & Co. men's apparel store in Omaha. King's mistress, Elizabeth Bechler, fired two shots at him as he walked away from her in the hotel lobby. William Jennings Bryan addressed Omaha's Jacksononian Club at the hotel in 1900, and stayed there for several nights.〔("Bryan speaks in Omaha" ), ''The New York Times.'' January 9, 1900. Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 That same year the hotel hosted Maud Gonne, an Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress.〔(Gonne, Maud in Omaha in 1900. ) Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 4/14/08.〕 President McKinley was a guest during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in 1898. In the United States presidential election of 1912 the Paxton housed the Progressive, Democratic and Republican parties, with dignitaries including Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt registering as guests.〔("History" ), The Paxton. Retrieved 4/15/08.〕 Other steady customers were Buffalo Bill and prizefighter Bob Fitzsimmons.〔("Romance of Omaha, Chapter XV" ), HistoricOmaha.com. Retrieved 4/14/08.〕 The original building was demolished in 1927. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paxton Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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