Excelsior House
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 32° 45.353 W 094° 20.746
15S E 373934 N 3625025
This hotel was built in the 1850s, and enlarged in 1864. Presidents Grant and Hayes slept here (although I doubt you'd be sleeping in their beds if you stayed here).
Waymark Code: WM140J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Number: 8031

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Oldest hotel in East Texas. Frame part built in 1850s; brick wing added 1864. Among famous guests during river port days of Jefferson were Presidents Grant and Hayes, and poet Oscar Wilde. Restored 1961-63 by Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
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