Cactus Hotel
Hilton Hotel | |
.jpg) Cactus Hotel from the southeast | |
  Location in Texas and the United States  Cactus Hotel (the United States) | |
| Location | San Angelo, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°27′42.7″N 100°26′5.1″W / 31.461861°N 100.434750°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Anton F. Korn |
| Website | www |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001999 |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1984 |
The Cactus Hotel, previously known as the Hilton Hotel, is a historic hotel in downtown San Angelo, Texas. The hotel was built in 1928 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1984.
Site
The hotel stands at 36 E. Twohig, on the northwest corner of Twohig and Oakes,[1] in downtown San Angelo, Texas.[2]
Before the construction of the Cactus Hotel, its site was called the "Titus corner", after Silas Titus, an inventor and businessman. His business, the Titus Machine and Tool Company, stood on the site.[1]
History
The Cactus Hotel was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1984. The building was surveyed by the Texas Historical Commission that August and the State Historic Preservation Officer for Texas seconded the nomination on August 13, 1984. The Keeper of the Register accepted the nomination and added it to the National Register on September 20, 1984.[3]
Architecture
The Cactus Hotel contains 14 stories,[4] with a mezzanine above the first floor, and stands 165 feet (50 m) tall. The exterior of the building is composed of a classical base, column, and capital,[5] with an attached northern wing for a ballroom and to isolate the guest rooms from other buildings on the block.[4]
The basement, first floor, and mezzanine together have a floorspace of 16,875 square feet (1,567.7 m2) and the other floors altogether have a floorspace of about 6,250 square feet (581 m2).[5]
The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by Dallas-based architect Anton F. Korn, who had also designed the Tom Green County Courthouse and the San Angelo National Bank Building.[6] Its skyscraper-like appearance was typical of hotels constructed in Texas in the first decades of the 20th century.[7]
Reception
In Architecture in Texas: 1895-1945, historian Jay C. Henry called the composition of the Cactus Hotel's exterior "rather weak and unconvincing."[4]
Citations
- ^ a b Noelke 1996, p. 1.
- ^ National Park Service 1984, p. 1.
- ^ National Park Service 1984, p. 6.
- ^ a b c Henry 1993, p. 129.
- ^ a b National Park Service 1984, p. 2.
- ^ Noelke 1996, pp. 4, 7.
- ^ Henry 1993, p. 128.
References
- Henry, Jay C. (1993). Architecture in Texas: 1895-1945. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292730724.
- Noelke, Virginia (1996). A History of the Cactus Hotel. San Angelo Cultural Affairs Office. OCLC 38489054.
- Kim Alan Williams; Britton Barr (September 20, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hotel Cactus / Hilton Hotel" (pdf). National Park Service – via NARA.
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