The Leland Hotel stood here from 1880 to 1970, when a fire swept through the historic structure. Built of brick and three stories high, it had 46 guest rooms, each with its own running water, along with a billiard hall, barber shop, bridal chamber, barroom, dining hall, and kitchen. Major Odum, a large cattle dealer, built the hotel for other cattlemen because of Caldwell's ongoing rivalry between its cattle and farm-city interests. In 1880, the Leland was one of the largest hotels in southern Kansas and was most hospitable to its guests so long as they advocated the cattle industry.