First Phase of the Exterior of Bothwell Lodge Sedalia, Missouri, ca. 1896-1900s
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The photograph shows the first phase of the lodge circa 1896-1900s in Sedalia, Missouri. The large tank sitting against the building was a water storage tank that was fed by the gutter pipes. The kitchen and bathroom of this phase was located on the floor below the tank, and was situated to take advantage of gravity to provide the water pressure.
This file appears in: Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site East Wing
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site East Wing
The site began in 1896 with the purchase of the original 55 acres by Mr. John Homer Bothwell. In 1897, a seven-room “English style” stone cottage was constructed for John Bothwell and his friends and family to use as a warm weather retreat. In…