"ROOMS WITH A PAST" series:

Texas Hotels Built Before 1950
Texas' old hotels and their stories

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Historic Hotels and Inns of Texas

• The Alcalde Hotel, Gonzales, Texas
• The Aumont Hotel, Seguin, Texas
• The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells c. 1929. by Johnny Stucco
• The Blacktone Hotel, razed. Tyler, Texas
• Hotel Blazilmar, Taylor, Texas
• Doering Hotel, Temple, Texas
  aka The Hotel Hawn by Johnny Stucco
• Former El Capitan Hotel in Van Horn, 1929
• Fanthorp 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."
• The 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 Champion
• Harlan 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...
• The Kyle Hotel in Temple Today
• La 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 Ramsey
• Hotel McCartney - A Look Inside Texarkana's Ten-Story Ghost
  Photos by Ken Rudine and Officer Grant Gildon
• The Murchison Hotel by Bob Bowman
  
• The Orient Hotel, Pecos, Texas
  Now West of the Pecos Museum
• The Plaza 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.
• The Redlands Hotel, Palestine, Texas
• Southern Hotel, New Birmingham, Texas (From "First Iron Smelting Attempt In Texas Ended In Ashes" by W. T. Block)
• Little Tee Pee(s) on the Prairie by Johnny Stucco
  Photos courtesty Ken Rudine & Blue Dolphin Investments LP
• The Texas Tourist Camp and Petrified Wood Gas Station, Decatur, Texas. by Robin Jett
• Old Turner Hotel Uncovered by Hallettsville Fire by Murray Montgomery
• William Penn Hotel, Houston, and William Penn, the Man
  by John Troesser. Photos courtesy Lauren Meyers
  Hotel demolished in January 2006
  
  

Haunted Hotels

• The Haunted Railroad Hotel of Piedras Negras by Luke Warm
• The Gibraltar Hotel Text and photos by Robin Jett
• The Ghosts of the Baker Hotel by Bob Hopkins
• Ghosts of the Crazy Water Hotel by Bob Hopkins
• Schulenburg's Heartbreak Hotel, The Uninvited at the Von Minden
  

Hotel Stories

• Yocum's Inn: The Devil's Own Lodging by W. T. Block
  "A gentleman's life...held no attraction for Squire Yocum, a man who literally was nursed almost from the cradle on murder and rapine, and for many years Yocum's Inn was actually a den of robbers and killers..."
• Miss Rita of Beaumont's Dixie Hotel by John Troesser
  The Philanthropic Madam of Oil City
• Cromer Hotel of Cross Plains

Texas Hotel Images

• Alamo Tourist Court, Waco
• Algerita Hotel, Post
• Alto Lodge, Alpine
• Hotel Amarillo, Amarillo
• Aransas Pass old hotel, 2-story old brick building
• Artesia Hotel, Terrell
• Baker Hotel, Colorado City 6-12-07
• Bankhead Hotel, Strawn
• Hotel Bishop, Bishop
• Blackstone Hotel (former), Tyler
• Boston Hotel, Carbon 12-13-07
• Hotel Brady, Brady
  
• Brownwood Hotels
• Cactus Hotel, San Angelo
• Capitol Hotel, Amarillo
• Caprock Hotel, Claude 1-17-08
• Comfort Hotel Comfort, Coldwater
• Hotel Cortez, Weslaco
• Cottage Hotel - Miami 4-14-08
• Crawford Hotel, Big Spring
• Hotel Edinburg, Edinburg
• Hotel El Jardin, Brownsville
• Elm Court, Hereford
• The Falls Hotel, Conrad Hilton's Eighth, Marlin
• Grim Hotel, Texarkana
• Hotel Herring, Amarillo
• Kerr Hotel, Sanderson
• Kerrville Hotels and Tourist Courts
• Laguna Hotel, Cisco
• Hamilton Hotel, Olney 10-23-07
• Hotel Lubbock, Lubbock
• Hotel Lynn, Tahoka, 1908 postcard
• Hotel Marshall, Marshall
• Memphis Hotel 1-19-08
• Mobley Hotel, Cisco
• New State House, Waco
• Nueces Hotel, Corpus Christi | Interior | Stationery
• O'Dell Hotel, McLean
• El Paisano Hotel, Marfa
• Park Hotel, Aquarena Springs
• Pharr Hotel, Pharr
• Rosemont Hotel, Beaumont
• San Juan Hotel, San Juan 5-8-08
• Settles Hotel, Big Spring
• Pecos Hotel and abandoned motel, Sheffield
• Tarpon Inn, Port Aransas
• Texan Hotel - Panhandle 12-30-07
• Texas Hotel, Mingus
• Texas Longhorn Cafe, Glenrio 12-5-07
• Turner Hotel, Gainesville 1-13-08
• Hotel Tulia, Tulia
• Viggo Hotel, Hebbronville
• Youngblood Hotel, Toyah
• Windsor Hotel - Abilene
• Wooten Hotel, Abilene

Texas Hotels Forum

• 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