Williams' Store

Williams' Store
Location 7109 SE Highway 66, Riverton, Kansas
Coordinates 37°4′30″N 94°42′10″W / 37.07500°N 94.70278°W / 37.07500; -94.70278Coordinates: 37°4′30″N 94°42′10″W / 37.07500°N 94.70278°W / 37.07500; -94.70278
Area less than one acre
Built by Williams, Leo
MPS Route 66 in Kansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 03000843[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 2003

Williams' Store is a historic store located along Old U.S. Route 66 in Riverton, Kansas. Leo Williams built the store in 1925, the year before Route 66 was designated. The store sold a variety of goods; while it was mainly a grocery and general store, Williams and his wife Lora sold chili and barbecue beef to travelers on Route 66, and the store also had a gas station. The store even had a croquet court at one point, which hosted local tournaments; the court was eventually removed to add parking. Leo Williams leased the store to Lloyd Paxon in 1945; Leo died before the lease expired, so after it did Lora ran the store until 1970.[2]

The store is now known as the Eisler Brothers Old Riverton Store. It is still in operation and serves as the headquarters of the Route 66 Association of Kansas.[3] This place was the inspiration for the Route 66 songs for the Pixar movie Cars.

The store was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rosin, Elizabeth (December 1, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Williams' Store" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Old Riverton Store". Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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