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Doyle Creek Mercantile and CorralAddress:
510 Main Street
Email Address: doylecreek@yahoo.com About this Exploration: ![]() The Mercantile hours are Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The time may very 15 minutes either direction. This is a plaza on the prairie with gifts, candy, cards, gourmet foods and clothing.
Owners Randy and Judy Mills along with daughter Sara Lou Dawson operate the Mercantile. The building was a car garage back in the 1950s and after that it was a Ford dealership in the 1970s. The building was purchased and remodeled several years ago by the Mills family. The architecture is interesting to say the least. There is a date marker in the cement with the year 1948.
![]() The butler will greet you in the dining area of the Doyle Creek Mercantile. You will find many, many antiques and interesting artifacts of the 1800s ... even a pair of red, long underwear!
![]() The outside of the building has a western appeal. The garden corral has been the site for several weddings. Wander through the garden and identify the many plants.
There is also a one room over night accommodation upstairs in the Mercantile.
![]() The decor is eclectic in nature; everything from the unique deer antler chandelier to the antique table in the middle of the room. It is more like a museum of western life in the 1880s than a mere dining experience. About once a month there is a steak feed and you will not walk away from there hungry.
A mouth watering inch thick steak grilled to perfection by Troy Dawson and the rest of the menu is indeed a treat. E-mail to get on the mailing list for notifications of the next steak feed! |
![]() City Clerk, Janet Robinson
511 North Main
Florence, KS 66851 Phone: 620.878.4296 Fax: 620.878.4298 ![]() |