Walnut Inn, also known as the Hanna, Hunter, & Co., Hanna Travis & Co., and Williamson & Travis, was a historic

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

and commercial building located at Tarkio,

Atchison County, Missouri Atchison County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,305. Its county seat is Rock Port. It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt C ...

. It was built as a store about 1884 and converted to a hotel in 1911. It was a two-story, rectangular brick building. The building measured 54 feet wide and extended 100 feet deep. It featured a wraparound porch. It was listed on the

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in 1982. In recent years, the building fell into disrepair until it was torn down starting on May 22, 2017.

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