Fairmount Hotel (San Antonio, Texas)
The Fairmount Hotel | |
Location | 401 S. Alamo, San Antonio, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°25′13″N 98°29′17″W / 29.42028°N 98.48806°WCoordinates: 29°25′13″N 98°29′17″W / 29.42028°N 98.48806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1906, 1986 |
Built by | J.P. Haynes |
Architect | Dielmann, Leo M.J. |
NRHP reference No. | 88000753[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1988 |
The Fairmount Hotel in San Antonio, Texas was built in 1906. It was moved about six blocks through downtown San Antonio in 1985 and was expanded in 1986.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
It is one of few former small "drummer", someone who "drums up" business, hotels in San Antonio used by traveling salesmen, who would stay at the hotel due to its affordable rates.[3] [4]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (1 April 1985). "San Antonio Hotel Makes Its Move". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Bobby Michael McGlone and Peter Plagg Maxson (December 16, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Fairmount Hotel" (PDF). National Archives. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Fairmount Hotel". The City of San Antonio. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in San Antonio
- Hotel buildings completed in 1906
- Hotels in San Antonio
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
- 1906 establishments in Texas
- Texas Registered Historic Place stubs