Central Hotel

216½ S Main

Lost to History

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Central Hotel

216½ S Main

Hotel on South Main Street.

The Story

Central Hotel was located at 216½ South Main Street, documented in the 1929 and 1931 city directories, serving travelers and residents in downtown Poplar Bluff.

Sources:

1929 City Directory - https://poplarbluff.org/library/images/city%20directories/1929%20city%20directory.pdf
1931 City Directory - https://poplarbluff.org/library/images/city%20directories/1931%20city%20directory.pdf

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Additional Source References

Mentions of this site found in historical sources. These excerpts are auto-extracted and unverified — presented for research purposes until an editor confirms them.

According to Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (1940)Unverified

A local hotel frequented by travelers in the 1870s.

“Going to the Grand Central Hotel, (kept by Uncle Dan Kitchens) he placed the name of Brown of St. Louis on the register and was shown to his room.”

According to A VIEW OF A GROWING TOWN OR POPLAR BLUFF AS IT WAS, AS IT IS, AND AS IT WILL BE (1884)Unverified

A local hotel managed by Uncle Dan Kitchens where a mysterious visitor registered under an alias before the completion of the railroad.

“Going to the Grand Central Hotel, kept by Uncle Dan Kitchens, the stranger stepped to the register and placed the name of Brown, of st. Louis, thereon, after which he was shown to a room.”

Businesses Connected to This Site

Central Hotel

Active 1920s

occupant/operator at Central Hotel

City Directory Listings

This address appears in the following historic city directory listings.Some listings predate or postdate this site — see the timeline badge on each card.