Blackstone Hotel - Fort Worth, Texas
Posted by: 
txoilgas
N 32° 45.237 W 097° 19.828
14S E 656401 N 3625243
A grand old hotel that has survived numerous changes over the years. Presently a Marriott Courtyard Hotel.
Waymark Code: WM5TPJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2009
Views: 11
A nearby historical markder states,
"The first art deco skyscraper in Fort Worth, the Blackstone Hotel was erected in 1929 for wealthy cattleman C. A. "Gus" O'Keefe, who named it after a visit to the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The St. Louis architectural firm of Mauran, Russell, and Crowell designed the structure. The city's first radio station, WBAP, once occupied the 22nd floor. A five-story annex was added in the 1950s by the Hilton Hotel chain, which occupied the building from 1952 to 1962. Featuring original sash windows, irregular setbacks, and ornamental terra cotta detailing, the Blackstone Hotel remains the city's tallest pre-World War II structure. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1998"
Name of the Hotel: Blackstone Hotel
Address:
601 Main St.
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Number of Rooms: 203
Height in floors: 23
Hotel since: 01/01/1929
Date Building was built: 01/01/1929
Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes
Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes
Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes
Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: no
Hotel website (if available): [Web Link]
Hotel Rating: Not listed
First use of building: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Photo of Hotel and your impressions of it.