Tioga Suites, 12 East Main, PO Box 904, Chanute, Kansas 66720 - (620) 431-3343 Fax (620) 431-3336
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The Tioga was built in 1929 by J.W. Pratt and was leased by the Boss Hotel Chain for
most of its life. Designed in the Art Deco style, it features gargoyles on each corner.
It was one of the state’s first fireproof hotels and was placed on the National Register
of Historic Places in 1991. All floors, exterior walls, and roof are reinforced concrete
or masonry.
By 2001, the building housed people in at least 45 apartments and operated as a
profitable assisted living center. Unfortunately, the American with Disabilities Act
required bathrooms that would accommodate a wheelchair in each room. Unable to
meet the requirement, the facility was closed by 2001.
In 2002, the building was purchased on contract by a group from North Carolina and
extensive remodeling was done. All but two floors of the building were completed.
The bar and restaurant were opened and appeared successful. Amidst scandal, rumor,
and a lack of any personal financial information, the City denied their request for a
loan to complete the building and payoff debtors. Agemark Corporation, the contract
seller, placed the building for sale again. A purchase contract was signed with Todd
Johnson on July 21, 2004.
The building opened to the public on November 1, 2004.
most of its life. Designed in the Art Deco style, it features gargoyles on each corner.
It was one of the state’s first fireproof hotels and was placed on the National Register
of Historic Places in 1991. All floors, exterior walls, and roof are reinforced concrete
or masonry.
By 2001, the building housed people in at least 45 apartments and operated as a
profitable assisted living center. Unfortunately, the American with Disabilities Act
required bathrooms that would accommodate a wheelchair in each room. Unable to
meet the requirement, the facility was closed by 2001.
In 2002, the building was purchased on contract by a group from North Carolina and
extensive remodeling was done. All but two floors of the building were completed.
The bar and restaurant were opened and appeared successful. Amidst scandal, rumor,
and a lack of any personal financial information, the City denied their request for a
loan to complete the building and payoff debtors. Agemark Corporation, the contract
seller, placed the building for sale again. A purchase contract was signed with Todd
Johnson on July 21, 2004.
The building opened to the public on November 1, 2004.