formed a nonprofit organization in June 1983, the Old Stagecoach Stop Foundation, to purchase the condemned building and “to preserve, restore, protect and maintain the historic structure known as the ‘Old Stagecoach Stop’ in order to permit its educational value to be appreciated by future generations; to engage in educational and charitable activities related to the Old Stagecoach Stop." The next nine years were a series of fundraisers for the Foundation, ranging from bake sales to concerts. The original note of $50,000 for the purchase of the building was paid off in the spring of 1992. Fundraising did not cease. Interior restoration and the acquisition of the remainder of the historic property, extending to Highway 17, required more than twice the funds of the original purchase price. Today, the old hotel is a house museum. Each of the ten rooms is restored to a period or use reflecting the building's history. The museum is open April through September on Saturdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Old Stagecoach Stop Foundation publishes an annual heritage newspaper about the county's history, the Old Settlers Gazette, available to readers and researchers on the Foundation's web site, http://oldstagecoachstop.org. References Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Hotel buildings completed in 1853 Buildings and structures in Pulaski County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Missouri