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| Location | Palacios, Texas, United States |
| Completed | 1903 |
The Luther Hotel is a hotel in Palacios, Texas. It was built in 1903. [1]
| Luther Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Palacios, Texas, United States |
| Completed | 1903 |
The Luther Hotel is a hotel in Palacios, Texas. It was built in 1903. [1]
The hotel, originally named the Bay View Hotel, was built in 1903 by the Texas Rice Development Company to cater to rice farmers and ranchers. [1] [2]
In 1904, the hotel was moved "around the corner" to its present location. [3] In the move, the original chimneys and porch were removed, and the east and west wings were added to the original central structure. [1] A new 300-ft porch was also added to the building, dubbed the "longest front porch in Texas". [1] The hotel was renamed the Hotel Palacios. [2]
During World War I, the hotel hosted Red Cross volunteers several times a week, who would use the time and space to sew garments for American soldiers. [3]
In 1936, a new owner, Charles Luther, bought the hotel and enclosed the porch to add more rooms. [2]
The hotel was busiest during World War II. [3] Notable visitors to the hotel during that time included Rita Hayworth and Shirley Temple. [3] These celebrities, as well as visiting bands, would entertain troops at the nearby Camp Hulen. [2] [3] In 1944, the building's top two floors were damaged by a fire. [1]
In 1961, the building was again damaged, this time by Hurricane Carla. [1] The hotel was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1965. [4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2010. [4]
In the early 2020s, the hotel's owner died without a will, placing the hotel's status into limbo. His estate sold the hotel and the land it is on to the Ed Rachal Foundation, a local charitable group that plans to demolish the hotel and build a new structure on the land. [3] The hotel is currently facing a lawsuit to determine whether or not it will be demolished, with the plaintiffs claiming the estate's executor was unaware of plans to demolish the hotel. [5] [6] [7] A preservation group based in Palacios gathered 2,000 signatures from across the state and country in favor of preserving the building. [3]
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