J. M. Koch's Hotel
N 29° 19.890 W 099° 16.766
14R E 472870 N 3244746
The historic marker in front of the historic J. M. Koch Hotel in downtown D'Hanis TX
Waymark Code: WMPHHA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2015
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Old D'Hanis was established in 1847 about a mile east of here. When the Southern Pacific Railroad bypassed the town, the residents picked up and relocated their town at this site along the railroad tracks. J. M. Koch built his fine two-story hotel in 1898, just feet away from the Southern Pacific RR.
The Texas state historic marker out front of the building preserves its history.
The Koch Hotel is part of the US National Register D'Hanis Historic District.
Today J. M. Koch's Hotel operates (with different owners) as a bed-and-breakfast.
Marker Number: 12357
Marker Text:
J. M. and Mary Ann Koch owned and operated a hotel in D'Hanis beginning in 1898. They purchased the land on this site in July 1902, and built this hotel in 1906. Reportedly constructed by Chinese railroad laborers, it is built of early bricks from the D'Hanis brick plant. In December 1914 the Koch family sold the building, which continued as a hotel until 1920. The Farmers Exchange of D'Hanis purchased it that year for use as a feed store, adding a cotton scale to the east side of the structure. A later owner operated it as a boarding house. A simple but elegant early 20th century hotel with Late Victorian details, the edifice's notable architectural features include its symmetrical plan, three-bay façade with central door, paired round-arch windows, 2-story porch and corbelled brickwork on the parapet.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-2000
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