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La Salle Hotel (2000)
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About this site
La Salle Hotel is a historic place in Bryan, Brazos County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 43 historic places documented in Brazos County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 172 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6731, -96.3738 near Bryan. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bryan Carnegie Library (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Temple Freda, and English--Dansby House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2000000555. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The seven-story La Salle Hotel opened in 1928 as the tallest building in Bryan, built by businessman R. W. Howell and designed by an Austin architect with Classical detailing and a strong vertical emphasis. After decades serving as a nursing home and then a residential hotel it closed in 1980 and sat empty for seventeen years, until a city-backed renovation reopened it in 2000 and helped spark downtown Bryan's revival. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2000.
Also at or near Bryan, Brazos County
“La Salle Hotel” names 2 distinct records in Brazos County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 2000 in Bryan. The others:
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