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Shapira Hotel

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209 N. Madison St., Madisonville, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 57' 1.96615000008", -95° 54' 50.34345000012"
 
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     Russian-born Jewish immigrants Jake Shapira (d. 1903) and his wife Sarah owned a boarding house at this site which burned in 1903. The following year Sarah had this Victorian hotel built. The structure reflects Eastlake styling and features fishscale and diamond shingling. One of the most lavish buildings in the region, the Shapira Hotel was an early center of business and social activity. It was later operated by Clara Wills as the Wills Hotel. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Shapira Hotel Historical Marker Location Map, Madisonville, Texas