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Site of Aransas Hotel |
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Austin and Main St., Rockport,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
28° 1' 18.8976",
-97° 3' 6.7968"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built in 1889 by civic leader and politician John H. Traylor, the Aransas Hotel covered this city block. The three-story structure, a major tourist attraction in Rockport, had about 100 rooms and a massive open dining room with a 200 person capacity. Guests were entertained by orchestras, plays, a mounted bird display, and beach facilities. They could also cruise in Traylor's yacht, or tour in surreys from the livery stable. Remodeled and named the Del Mar in the mid-1890s, it was sold in 1910. Deteriorated by 1906 and unused during World War I, the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1919. (1996)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Site of Aransas Hotel Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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