Enterprise Realty & Auction

The current location of the Enterprise Realty & Auction LLC in downtown Maryville, Missouri has a rich history dating back to the 1800s. This location first featured the "Arlington Hotel" opening in September 1880. The "Ream Hotel" followed and finally the lavish "Hotel Bainum" resided in the same lot. These hotels played a pivotal role in the history of Maryville and Nodaway County.

On September 5th, 1880, E.N. Hagan of Maryville, Missouri opened his first-class, brick hotel named the “Arlington Hotel.” The hotel became an appointment spot for many traveling physicians, dentists, and opticians and hosted many traveling shops, fortune tellers, and other visitors. In 1893, the hotel changed owners and was shortly repurposed as a commercial college, this change was very brief, and in 1894 the building was back to its original function as a hotel. Around 1897, the Arlington Hotel was sold to a new owner again and was renamed the “Ream Hotel”. The Ream functioned mostly the same as the Arlington but did not host as many traveling shops and doctors.

In 1916, the Ream Hotel experienced a change in ownership and a name change as well. E.H. Bainum, a Maryville proprietor, purchased the hotel and completely remodeled the building. At this time, the Linville Hotel was considered the finest of Maryville. Bainum decorated his hotel lavishly and hosted many events in the hotel in order to compete with the Linville Hotel. The most popular change Bainum elicited was creating a weekly Sunday dinner in the hotel. The hotel charged 50 cents for entry and served homestyle meals such as chicken noodle soup, minced meat pie, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. The hotel also put on an annual Turkey dinner night to celebrate Thanksgiving. All of the hotels mentioned put on special events but the Bainum was famous for hosting high-end luncheons, banquets, and galas. The extreme competition between the Linville and the Bainum ended in 1922 when the Nixson brothers (J.W. Nixson and W.H. Nixson) purchased the hotel. The Nixson brothers also owned the Linville and began to advertise both hotels together.

On August 24th, 1974, the Bainum Hotel experienced severe damage due to a large fire. The building was completely gutted due to this fire and suffered $25,000 in damages. Unfortunately, the hotel was never repaired and was demolished in late 1974 due to public hazard. The cause of the fire was listed as arson, although the perpetrator of this crime was never caught. This was the last of the many hotels to reside on this corner of Maryville.

Today the corner of 4th Street and N Market hosts Enterprise Realty & Auction, a land consultant business. 

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