Marker Inscription
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Historical Marker
St. Elmo Hotel
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About this site
St. Elmo Hotel is a historical marker in Henrietta, Clay County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Clay County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 15 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.8149, -98.1951 near Henrietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cambridge, Early County Seat (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clay County Courthouse, Clay County Jail 1890, and Clay County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5077005030. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The St. Elmo Hotel was built about 1895 in Henrietta and became one of the town's best-known landmarks. Among its guests were Comanche leader Quanah Parker, said to have married two of his wives there, and President Theodore Roosevelt during a tour of North Texas. After fire gutted its upper floors the hotel closed and never reopened; part of the lower floor later housed an antiques store.
Sources: hmdb.orgen.wikipedia.org
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