The Palace Hotel, located at 216 La Branch in Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 2006.[2]
Palace Hotel | |
Location | 216 La Branch, Houston, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°45′44″N 95°21′24″W / 29.76222°N 95.35667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1903 |
Architect | Olle Lorehn |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 06000825[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 2006 |
History
editThe Palace Hotel was constructed in 1903 at 216 LaBranch Street, at the corner of Congress Avenue in Downtown Houston. It is located on a block that was part of the original survey of Houston in 1836. This property was previously owned at different times by two Houston mayors, William Robinson Baker and William J. Hutchins. In 1902, a grocer, William A. Burkett and Kate Burkett acquired the two lots at the northwest corner of LaBranch Street and Congress Avenue, while commissioning the development of a hotel with John Stadtler.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Listings" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 50. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Landmark Designation Report: Palace Hotel" (PDF). City of Houston: Archeological & Historical Commission. May 10, 2002. Retrieved February 8, 2024.