Learning & Preserving Our Heritage!
This is the original Runnymede Hotel building as it appeared in Kansas before the move to Alva, Oklahoma. Note the fancy Victorian trim on the porch and the gables on the third floor.
The third floor was removed before the move to NW Oklahoma and rebuilt here as a Mansard style roof. — courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society and courtesy of Jim Richey
Hi Linda, Thanks for stirring up interest in the Runnymede Project in your e-zine. Your history is quite accurate. I have several pictures of the Runnymede — both before and after the move from Kansas to Oklahoma. I also have pictures of the Runnymede colonists who enjoyed having their pictures made with guns, knives and big western hats. I suppose these wild west pictures were meant to impress the folks back in England. I’ll attach a few lo-res pictures (I have several more, mostly of settlers). Any pictures with a file name beginning with KSHS should be credited to the Kansas State Historical Society. We would love to have a picture of the building being moved. If someone has such a picture we will carefully make a copy and return the original to its owner. — Jim Richey - Email: j.richey@sbcglobal.net
This architect’s drawing of the west elevation shows how the building will look after renovation. Note the return to the siding of the original building. The addition to the right will house a kitchen and rest rooms. — courtesy of Jim Richey, Alva, OK