Hays House 1857 Restaurant & Tavern
A restaurant and tavern built in 1857 on the Santa Fe Trail, billed as the oldest continually operating restaurant west of the Mississippi, serving American fare in a historic building.
- Address
- 112 W Main St, Council Grove, KS 66846
- District
- Council Grove Downtown Historic District
- Record
- Listed · independent · address on recordRegister as of Sep 2026 · re-checked district by district
- Independence
- Listed as independent · single-site operators only, by policy · re-check in progress
- Location
- Address on record · coordinates as collected
- Hours
- — Not yet on record · the proprietor can add these
- Phone
- (620) 767-5911
Subject in red · nearest storefronts in ink · street names from the register's addresses
Directions open with the name and address, so they resolve to the door.
| № | Name | Category | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Watts Coffee Co A coffee shop on Main Street serving espresso drinks, brewed coffee, and breakfast items on limited morning hours. | Coffee Shop | 116 W Main St | 9 m |
| 02 | Alexander ArtWorks An art gallery and metal fabrication studio producing custom signage and artistic metalwork, with gifts and occasional classes. | Gallery | 120 W Main St | 21 m |
| 03 | Flint Hills Books An independent bookstore in a restored 1887 bank building, selling new and used books including children's, Kansas-author, and general-interest titles alongside gifts and toys. | Bookstore | 130 W Main St | 41 m |
| 04 | Riverbank Brewing A small-batch brewery and taproom on Main Street offering house-brewed beer with limited weekly hours. | Brewery | 13 W Main St | 448 m |
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