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Site of St. James Hotel |
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LaSalle & 7th St., Wichita Falls,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 54' 49.40643999996",
-98° 29' 24.04646000016"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Joseph Alexander Kemp (1861-1930), a Wichita Falls merchant, and Morris Lasker (1840-1916), a native of Prussia who later served as state senator from Galveston, formed a partnership in 1892 for the construction of a hotel at this site. Built by Myles O'Reilly, the three-story St. James Hotel was completed one year later and became the center of area social events. Guests were attracted by the good food and by the music of a hotel orchestra. Business began to decline as new hotels opened in the area and in 1929 the building was demolished. (1980)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Site of St. James Hotel Historical Marker Location Map, Wichita Falls, Texas
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