Rankin Museum - Rankin, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 13.251 W 101° 56.369
14R E 219970 N 3457803
Ira Yates built the three-story, 46-room sandy brick hotel in 1927 at the height of the oil boom that exploded on the Pecos County ranch he owned. He named the hotel after himself... Yates Hotel.
Waymark Code: WMRTJQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2016
Views: 2
Texas Escapes
Billed as the first fire-proof hotel between Fort Worth and El Paso, the Yates had a restaurant, drug store and barbershop. The hotel saw many a hand-shake deal during the boom years and became a popular stopping place for east-west travelers.
The hotel closed in 1964 and stood vacant for a decade before the Rankin Museum Association converted it into a museum. Though someone vandalized the hotel about a year after it went out of business, the Yates’ original wicker furniture still sits in the lobby with its restored black and white checkerboard floor.
Theme:
Cultural History
Street Address:
100 W. 1st
Rankin, TX 79778
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
2-5 p.m. Thu-Fri
1-5 p.m. Sat
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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