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Historic
Hotels and Inns of Texas |
Hotels
listed in alphabetical order Alcalde
Hotel, Gonzales, Texas Antlers
Hotel, Diboll, Texas
by Bob Bowman 11-8-09
"The
afternoon the building burned, hundreds of Dibollians stood watching the fire,
tears streaming down their faces. Older Dibollians still recall “the day the town
cried.”
Aumont Hotel, Seguin, Texas
Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells c. 1929 by Johnny Stucco
3-23-09Blacktone
Hotel, razed. Tyler, TexasBlazilmar,
Taylor, TexasBluebonnet
Hotel, Sweetwater, Texas by Mike Cox
1-8-09
Now surrounded by so many 200-foot tall wind turbines
that it has become the wind power capital of the nation, Sweetwater used to have
a more traditional skyscraper – the seven-story Bluebonnet Hotel...
Doering
Hotel, Temple, Texas
aka The Hotel Hawn by Johnny StuccoFormer
El Capitan Hotel in Van Horn, 1929Fanthorp
Inn - A Frontier Hotel by Bob Bowman
"During
the early days of the Republic of Texas, stagecoaches rumbled across East Texas,
carrying passengers from one distant community to another... Some roadside homeowners
saw the need and opened their homes to the passengers. As a result, many pioneer
homes evolved into some of East Texas' best known stagecoach inns." Gibraltar
Hotel Text and photos by Robin Jett
"The Gibraltar
Hotel was once Paris’ shining glory...."
Gholson
Hotel, Ranger, Texas
10-20-07
Excerpted from the book Wood Derricks, Iron
Men and Gold Women by Don ChampionHarlan
Hotel in Rankin by Mike Cox
Like a battered medieval castle, the
empty red brick building stood for years on the hill overlooking the West Texas
oil town of Rankin in Upton County... The building was the old Harlan Hotel, opened
for business at the height of the oil boom as a competitor of the Yates Hotel...Hot
Wells Hotel, San Antonio,Texas by Mike Cox 4-11-09
What the caretaker is guarding are the ruins of the old Hot Wells Hotel, a place
that early in the 20th century was one of the Alamo City's prime resort spots.
Kyle Hotel in Temple TodayLa
Posada Hotel, Laredo, Texas by Mike Cox
"... In addition to
the old high school, the hotel incorporates another structure that had been a
convent..."Lamar
Hotel, Houston, Texas
The
8-F Crowd by
Bob Bowman
"...
Often referred to as the "unofficial capital of Texas," Suite 8-F ... was the
meeting place for Houston's business leaders from the late 1930s to the 1960s...."
Texarkana's
McCartney Hotel
Photos and Notes by Jimmy RamseyHotel
McCartney - A Look Inside Texarkana's Ten-Story Ghost
Photos by Ken Rudine and Officer Grant Gildon
Murchison Hotel by Bob Bowman
Orient
Hotel, Pecos, Texas
Now West of the Pecos MuseumPlaza
Hotel, Seguin, Texas Powell
Hotel, Newton, Texas
Prairie Ladies Inn, Crosbyton, Texas
Texas historic landmark. Originally
the Crosbyton Inn (1908), the area's first hotel.Redlands
Hotel, Palestine, TexasSouthern
Hotel, New Birmingham, Texas
(From "First Iron Smelting Attempt In Texas Ended In Ashes" by W.
T. Block) Stagecoach
Inn, Hochheim, Texas 1-5-09Little
Tee Pee(s) on the Prairie by Johnny Stucco
Photos courtesty Ken Rudine
& Blue Dolphin Investments LPTexas
Tourist Camp and Petrified Wood Gas Station, Decatur, Texas. by Robin Jett
Old
Turner Hotel Uncovered by Hallettsville Fire
by Murray MontgomeryWilliam
Penn Hotel, Houston, and William Penn, the Man
by John Troesser. Photos
courtesy Lauren Meyers
Hotel demolished in January 2006 Yates
Hotel in Rankin by Mike Cox 9-11-08
Rankin’s
old Yates Hotel, now the town’s museum
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(Including
vintage photos or post cards)
Hotels listed in alphabetical order :
Alamo
Tourist Court, WacoAlgerita
Hotel, PostAlto
Lodge, AlpineHotel
Amarillo, AmarilloAransas
Pass old hotel, 2-story old brick buildingArtesia
Hotel, TerrellBaker
Hotel, Colorado City 6-12-07Baker
Hotel, Dallas 3-23-09Bankhead
Hotel, StrawnHotel
Bishop, BishopBlackstone
Hotel (former), TylerBlessing
Hotel 8-26-09Boston
Hotel, Carbon 12-13-07Hotel
Brady, Brady
Brownwood
HotelsCactus
Hotel, San Angelo
Capitol Hotel,
AmarilloCaprock
Hotel, Claude 1-17-08Comfort
Hotel Comfort, ColdwaterCottle
Hotel, Paducah
10-16-08Hotel
Cortez, Weslaco Cottage
Hotel - Miami 4-14-08 Crawford
Hotel, Big SpringCuero
8-3-08 Hotel
Edinburg, EdinburgHotel
El Jardin, BrownsvilleElm
Court, HerefordThe
Falls Hotel, Conrad Hilton's Eighth, MarlinHotel
Fowlerton, Fowlerton
4-12-09Gilmer
Hotel, Rocksprings
7-4-09Glen
Rose Hotel 9-25-09Grim
Hotel, TexarkanaGunter
Hotel, San Antonio
2-12-09Hamilton
Guest Hotel
9-4-09Hotel
Herring, AmarilloKemp
Hotel, Wichita Falls
5-9-09Kerr
Hotel, SandersonKerrville
Hotels and Tourist CourtsKeystone
Hotel, Lampasas, 1870
10-11-09Ladonia
closed hotel 6-1-08Laguna
Hotel, CiscoHamilton
Hotel, Olney 10-23-07Hotel
Lubbock, LubbockHotel
Lynn, Tahoka, 1908 postcardMarathon
tourist court 7-24-08 Hotel
Marshall, MarshallMemphis
Hotel
1-19-08 Mobley
Hotel, CiscoNew
State House, WacoNueces
Hotel, Corpus Christi
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Hotel, McLeanEl
Paisano Hotel, MarfaPark
Hotel, Aquarena SpringsPecos
Hotel and abandoned motel, SheffieldPerryton
Hotel, Perryton
8-14-08 Pharr
Hotel, PharrRoaring
Springs 11-10-09Rogers
Hotel, Waxahachie
6-25-08Rosemont
Hotel, BeaumontRoswell
Hotel, Del Rio
2-6-09San
Juan Hotel, San Juan 5-8-08Settles
Hotel, Big SpringShary
Hotel, St. Paul 4-27-09St.
Antony, San Antonio
3-23-09Tarpon
Inn, Port AransasTexan
Hotel - Panhandle
12-30-07Texas
Hotel, MingusTexas
Longhorn Cafe, Glenrio
12-5-07Turner
Hotel, Gainesville
1-13-08 Hotel
Tulia, TuliaVan
Horn 8-30-08Viggo
Hotel, HebbronvilleYoungblood
Hotel, ToyahWindsor
Hotel - AbileneWooten
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Baker
Hotel, Mineral Wells
I saw the articles on the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells on your site about a month
ago when a friend mentioned that he would like to go see the town. I have always
been interested in grand old buildings and so I brought along my camera to take
some pics.
I was able to get a pic of what the lobby looks like today
by adjusting my camera settings and holding it right up to the glass on the front
doors. It is easy to imagine what it looked like in its heyday (which makes its
current state all the more poignant). I also took a picture of what used to be
the hotel's garage across the street. As you can see, the "B" is clearly visible
over the doors.
I hope that the town decides to do something with it
as it is a beautiful building. Unfortunately, from the current state of the rest
of the town, that may not be an option. Thanks, - Paul Cox, Dallas, TX, February
26, 2005
Subject:
Hilton Hotel & old memories
I have been told the first hotel Mr. Hilton built with his name on it was in Plainview,
Texas. The last time I was downtown in Plainview, I believe it was still so.
A boyhood friend, Dr. Richard E. Morgan's father had been the manager at that
time when we were still in high school, the mid fifties. Richard is still there
you might check with him. I lived there from 1948 to 1968 and remember those times
with fond memories, it was one of the best places to grow up in !!! Recently went
to my classes 50th reunion, one of my most pleasurable memories, good to see people
you had not seen in so many years. - Jimmy Nowell, class of 1953, Granbury,
Texas, September 18, 2004
"For
Your Texas hotels built before 1950 series, may I humbly recommend the 16-story
Texas State Hotel (1929) in Houston? It is a dying swan that needs to be
revived. More architecture....art deco...it's rare, but it's there! Great site!
- Kathy Z., Sugar Land, December 2001
I
have been "stuck" in your website for almost 8 full hours now. I am fascinated
with all of it. I am particularly fond of the "Rooms with a Past." I would like
to offer some suggesions for future articles. I have always been fascinated
with these old, charming structures, and wondered why each of them eventually
closed. Baker
Hotel, Mineral Wells Falls Hotel (Hilton), Big Spring Settles
Hotel, Marlin Hilton Hotel, and Plainview, Cactus
Hotel (Hilton), San Angelo. Keep up the GREAT work - Arnold
Z.
I
was reading about the Schulenburg's
Heartbreak Hotel... This is someplace I'd like to visit. I'm an aspiring independent
filmmaker (director/writer), and I get so inspired reading various stories on
this site....especially the ghost towns, and smaller towns. I'm sure there some
character research that could be done in a place like this. Thanks, Joyce Chasteen,
July 26, 2001
I
love what you have done with your Rooms with a Past series. Photos are exquisite.
- Sandy
The
Kyle Hotel in Temple, Texas, might be good for one of your featured pre-1950's
hotels. It is no longer being used as was for sale for many years...hopefully
it will not be torn down, as it is great architecture. - K, March 03, 2001
The
Kyle Hotel in Temple Today
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