Clareen-Peterson Restaurant Building
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Clareen-Peterson Restaurant Building is a historic building at 113 N. Main Street in Lindsborg, Kansas
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It was built in 1899 as a restaurant by a Swedish
immigrant, Carl Clareen. By 1909, John Peterson operated his restaurant, known as the Royal Cafe within the building, and the first floor continued to serve as a restaurant through the 1940s. The building has many "distinguishing characteristics includ[ing] the ornate second-story window hoods, cast-iron columns, the original storefront, and stained glass windows. The building added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2009.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Lindsborg is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,458. It is known for its association with Swedish heritage and the biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest...
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It was built in 1899 as a restaurant by a Swedish
Swedes
Swedes are a Scandinavian nation and ethnic group native to Sweden, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries.-Etymology:...
immigrant, Carl Clareen. By 1909, John Peterson operated his restaurant, known as the Royal Cafe within the building, and the first floor continued to serve as a restaurant through the 1940s. The building has many "distinguishing characteristics includ[ing] the ornate second-story window hoods, cast-iron columns, the original storefront, and stained glass windows. The building added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2009.