Bothwell

Lodge State

Historic Site

CONCEPTUAL

DEVELOPMENT PLAN

� John H. Bothwell

� Settled in Sedalia, Missouri 1871

� Successful businessman who becomes a Progressive era philanthropist

� Sedalia landmarks

(Hotel Bothwell, Bothwell Regional Health Center, Bothwell Lodge)

� Rural community efforts

(school, road development)

� Statewide initiatives

(Sedalia - permanent home of state fair)

BOTHWELL LODGE STATE HISTORIC SITE

HISTORY

�Bothwell Lodge and

Stonyridge Farm

1897 – 1929

�Bothwell Lodge Club

1929 – 1969

�State of Missouri

1974 - present

BOTHWELL LODGE STATE HISTORIC SITE

HISTORY

The mission of the Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site is

� to preserve and protect the cultural and natural landscape as created by John H. Bothwell and Lucy Bothwell;

� to interpret the legacy of John H. Bothwell and the Bothwell Lodge Club through the use of the lodge, artifacts and Stonyridge Farm;

� and to provide varied and appropriate recreation activities.

MISSION STATEMENT

Historic Zone:� Bothwell Lodge

� Clif f house

� Garage

� Farmhouse

� Gazebo

� Gypsy Camp

� Historic trai l (Stonyridge)

� Bungalow

� Flower gardens

� Fish pond and horseshoe gri l l

� Pumphouse

� Wellhouse

� Barn

� Quarries(3)

� Caves (3)

� Flush Restrooms

� Paved parking lots and roads

Recreational Zone:� Shelter

� Playground Equipment

� Picnic stations

� Hiking/biking trai l (Radiant)

� Flush restrooms

� Paved parking lots and roads

PARK ZONES

RECREATIONAL ZONE

HISTORIC ZONE

DEMOGRAPHICS

Visitation Annual Average (2009-2014) = 43,432

No. of Day-UseVisitors = 39,080

No. of People takingTour/Program =4,352

DEMOGRAPHICS

Annual Average Age of People Taking Tour/Programs (2009-2014) = 4,352

Adult 77%

Youth 18%

Child 5%

�Majority of park

visitors are from an

immediate 70-mile

radius

�Missourians make

up approximately

70% of all tour

visitors

DEMOGRAPHICS

ANNUAL USAGE PATTERNS

Visitor Orientation & Services:

� Retail

� Small Case Exhibits & Displays

� Audiovisual Presentation

Administrative Functions:� Seasonal Staff Offices

� Administrative Staff Offices

� Utility Room/Mechanical Room/Lunch Preparation Room

� Archival Storage & Preparation

� General Storage

PARK OFFICE (IN LODGE) PROVIDES:

�Retail

�Small Case

Exhibits &

Displays

�Audiovisual

Presentation

VISITOR

ORIENTATION

& SERVICES

�Workspace/

�Of f ice for Interpret ive Staf f and Vo lunteers

� Staf f Of f ices

�Ut i l i ty Room/

�Mechanical Room/ Lunch

�Preparat ion Area

�Archiva l Preparat ion Area and Col lect ions Storage

�General Storage

ADMINISTRATIVE

FUNCTIONS

�Constructed in 2 phases: 1917 & 1927

�Currently used to house landscaping equipment

(mowers), hand tools, special event supplies,

building construction material, and the park’s

main water storage and filtration system.

HISTORIC GARAGE

� Clif f house built for a cousin, Conrad Bothwell

� One of two original tenant houses on the property

� Currently used as residence for facility manager

� Basement used as

additional storage for

maintenance

equipment

CLIFF HOUSE

� Second tenant house on the

property

� Interior damaged by kitchen

fire prior to state ownership

� Boarded up, interior has not

been restored but exterior has

had roof replaced (2011) and

painted (2012)

� Does not have water or

septic system. Electric

service is within 50 yards of

structure.

FARMHOUSE

Razed sometime in the 1970s by park maintenance staff. Unclear why it was demolished.

Currently used for maintenance storage.

BUNGALOW

� Stonyridge Trail follows John Bothwell’s original front drive

� Along the trail are two stone structures: Gazebo and Gypsy

Camp

STONYRIDGE TRAIL, GAZEBO & GYPSY

CAMP

� Used prior to the

drilling and installation

of water wells

� Bothwell abandoned

use of the pump house

for a water source, but

maintained the

structure for travelers

along the highway

PUMP HOUSE (SPRING HOUSE)

Shed that was once attached to the well house was

razed for unknown reasons.

WELL HOUSE

�Two-bay building with office/work space,

restroom and equipment and materials

storage.

SERVICE BUILDING

�Playground equipment, flush restrooms, picnic

shelter and pads

�Radiant Trailhead

�When shelter is in use, there is inadequate

parking for visitors

who are interested in

accessing the trail

DAY-USE AREA

CONCEPTUAL

DEVELOPMENT PLAN

PROPOSAL

CDP PROPOSAL

Site Goals

� Provide better visitor services

� Comply with as many ADA Standards as possible,

and provide fair and equal interpretive and

recreational opportunities whenever feasible

� Provide better work spaces for seasonal staff

� Create proper and larger archive storage

� Expand our space dedicated to interpretation

CDP PROPOSAL MAP

Visitor services to be included in new ADA accessible contact station:

� Visitor orientation

� Expanded retail

� Interpretive space for small case exhibits

� Office/work space for seasonal and volunteer staff

� Two administrative staff offices

� Restrooms for public and staff

Space currently utilized in the lodge for visitor services and administrative functions will be converted to interpretive space.

The proposed location would utilize an already established footprint (built near existing restrooms close to the lodge.)

CDP PROPOSAL

Construct Visitor Contact Station

Convert Historic Garage for Audiovisual

Area and Orientation

� Would become ADA

accessible

� Installation of HVAC

� Equipment currently

stored in the structure

would need housing

elsewhere

CDP PROPOSAL

Reconstruct Bothwell Shed at Well House

� Gardening supplies and

hand tools, currently

stored in the historic

garage, would be stored

in this new structure

Photo documentation will

be used for reconstruction

of this building

CDP PROPOSAL

Add 3rd Bay or Storage Facility to

Service Area

� Equipment and

maintenance items

could be relocated from

lodge, park residence

and historic garage, to

be stored in the service

area.

CDP PROPOSAL

Convert Farmhouse to Artifact Storage

� Temperature and humidity controlled environment for artifacts

� Collection work space

� Staff restrooms

� Would allow for collections currently stored off-site to return to site

CDP PROPOSAL

Develop Trailhead Parking Along

Entrance Road

� Provide guests safe

parking along road

� Provide more picnicking

opportunities

� Provide alternative

access to Radiant Trail

� Alleviate congestion at

Day-Use area

CDP PROPOSAL

Remove AT&T Structures at

Park Entrance

� Removal of structures

would improve

appearance of site

entrance

CDP PROPOSAL

Proposed

Acquisition

Unit

12.96 acres

Patterson

property

Potential for

development