HAWKINS HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST Sharon Williams Ron Williams Hawkins Place 210 Main St. PO Box 569 Eminence, Missouri, 65466-0569 1-877-875-7050 1-573-226-5944 E-mail

THE HAWKINS PLACE WAS BUILT IN 1913 by a Mr. Ward. Two other builders had started work on it, but were forced to quit because they were unable to read blueprints. Water supply at one time was from a spring on the south side of town, know as the "Hawkins Spring". From here, water was piped into a tank upon the hill above town which supplied water to the Hawkins and Charley Seaman's home and to the Old SHANNON COUNTY BANK. "Revisit us from time to time to get the rest of the history."

WE OFFER THREE DELIGHTFUL ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS. EACH ROOM DISPLAYS ITS OWN PERSONALITY, UNIQUELY DECORATED AND FURNISHED FOR THE VISITOR SEEKING REFUGE AND COMFORT IN A HOME AWAY FROM HOME, AND A STEP BACK INTO THE PAST.

THE RASPBERRY ROOM: A LIGHT, AIRY, TWO ROOM SUITE. THE BED ROOM HAS A FOUR POSTER KING SIZE BED WITH OVERHEAD READING LIGHTS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHO LOVE TO INDULGE INTO A GOOD BOOK FOR AFTER HOURS ENTERTAINMENT. A VERY LARGE SITTING AND RELAXING ROOM, WITH SMALL PRIVATE REFRIGERATOR, IS OFF OF THE MAIN BED ROOM. $137.50.  AFTER SEPTEMBER 09 UNTIL APRIL 30, RATE IS $115.00

THE WINTER GREEN ROOM:OFFERS OUR TRAVELERS A KING SIZE SLEIGH BED WITH COZY SITTING AREA AND A MARBLE TOP NIGHT STAND. HAS PRIVATE BATH WITH 48" SHOWER STALL AND PEDESTAL LAVATORY. $104.50 AFTER SEPTEMBER 09 UNTIL APRIL 30, RATE IS $90.00

THE OAK ROOM:LOVELY ROOM WITH WESTERN EXPOSURE FOR WARM AFTERNOON SUN. THE QUEEN SIZE BED, NIGHT STAND AND LARGE DRESSER IS MADE OF SOLID OAK WITH HAND CARVED DETAILS. ALSO OFFERS PRIVATE BATH WITH 48" PRIVATE SHOWER AND PEDESTAL LAVATORY.$82.50 AFTER SEPTEMBER 09 UNTIL APRIL 30, RATE IS $72.00

FOR OUR WEARY TRAVELERS:WE HAVE SELECTED FOR OUR BED ROOMS SPRING AIR MATTRESSES SO YOU WILL HAVE A RESTFUL NIGHT OF SLEEP. THEN IN THE MORNING YOU'LL BE AWAKEN BY THE AROMA OF FRESH BREWED COFFEE, HOME MADE BREAD OR BISCUITS, COMBINED WITH OUR LARGE 3 TO 5 COURSE BREAKFAST, SO YOU WILL LEAVE WITH A SMILE AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON YOUR JOURNEY, SAFELY.

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HISTORY OF HAWKINS HOUSE: ANDY J. HAWKINS, BORN IN IOWA IN 1866, CAME TO SHANNON COUNTY ABOUT 1894. HE WAS A DEMOCRATE THROUGH AND THROUGH - A JACKSONIAN DEMOCRATE. HE WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF WOODROW WILSON - A MAN HE GREATLY ADMIRED.

MR. HAWKINS WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER FOR A TIME. HE WAS THE SHANNON COUNTY TREASURE IN 1896: THE COUNTY COLLECTOR IN 1898. HE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE "CLOSEST" COLLECTORS EVER TO HOLD OFFICE IN SHANNON COUNTY.

MR. HAWKINS ARRIVED IN WINONA BY RAIL TRAIN. SOON HE MET AND MARRIED MISS ELLA McCLELLAN OF MONTIER, MISSOURI. AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE, THEY SETTLED IN EMINENCE IN A HOUSE LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT WHERE THE BIG HAWKINS HOUSE STANDS TODAY.

THE FIRST HOUSE WAS MOVED ACROSS THE TOWN BRANCH. SOON MR. HAWKINS WENT INTO MERCHANDISING BUSINESS IN A GENERAL STORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO OTHER EMINENCE BUSINESSMEN. THIS STORE WAS THE SITE OF THE PRESENT BOB'S RESTAURANT.

AFTER A TIME, MR. HAWKINS BOUGHT THE INTEREST OF THE TWO PARTNERS AND BUILT A NEW AND MUCH LARGER STORE BUILDING ADJACENT TO HIS HOME. THAT BUILDING NOW OWNED BY THE ORCHARD'S FAMILY, AND NOW OPERATES A RESTAURANTS ON THE UPPER FLOOR.

THE HAWKINS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1913 BY - AND NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY......

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Cancellation Policy: Reservation must be held with a credit card, personal check or cash. Cancellations received less than seven days before a stay is to begin, require forfeiture of one night's lodging cost per room reserved. Failure to cancel results in payment of entire stay.

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