Shapira Hotel
N 30° 57.027 W 095° 54.880
15R E 221547 N 3427755
The state historic marker on the beautiful old Victorian-style Shapira Hotel, still in business as the Woodbine Restaurant and Hotel just a block off the square in downtown Madisonville TX.
Waymark Code: WMG2NR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2013
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This building has been serving Madisonville locals and travelers since the turn of the century. Its delicate fish-scale shingles and dramatic Victorian towers catch the eye and draw curious visitors a block off Main street to enjoy the distinctive style of this beautiful building.
Neighborhood kids out learning to ride their new scooters Santa brought them advised us that food here was very good.
Marker Number: 11261
Marker Text:
Russian-born Jewish immigrants Jake Shapira (d. 1903) and his wife Sarah owned a boarding house at this site which burned in 1903. The following year Sarah had this Victorian hotel built. The structure reflects Eastlake styling and features fishscale and diamond shingling. One of the most lavish buildings in the region, the Shapira Hotel was an early center of business and social activity. It was later operated by Clara Wills as the Wills Hotel.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982
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