Kelly's Westport Inn

	Kelly's Westport Inn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	500–504 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO
Coordinates	39°3′8.96″N 94°35′29.02″W / 39.0524889°N 94.5913944°W
Built	1850; 174 years ago
NRHP reference No.	72000718
Added to NRHP	September 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.

History[edit]

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.

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Kansas Bogus Legislature - A.G. Boone".
^ "Voice of New Americans: Westport: A look to the roots of Kansas City".
^ NPS nr. 72000718 dnr.mo.gov ^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

Official website

[nris-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] NPS nr. 72000718 dnr.mo.gov ^{[dead link]}

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