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 Rice Hotel and Saddlery Posted by:  Raven
N 29° 12.628 W 099° 47.131
14R E 423644 N 3231559
A marker by an old commercial building on the corner of East and North Streets in downtown Uvalde (the seat of Uvalde County).
Waymark Code: WMT5A6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
Views: 2
Marker Number: 4256
Marker Text:
This building, constructed in 1909-10, has long been a part of Uvalde's commercial development. The first floor originally was used for ice storage and a meat market. While the upper story served as a dance hall, private club, and Grand Jury room. In 1913, Prentice Carrington Rice (1848-1934), a Uvalde saddle maker since 1883, purchased the building and moved his saddlery and harness business to the first floor. The second floor later was partitioned into rental units and operated as The Rice Hotel. Later owners continued the hotel business until the 1940s.
(1984)
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Inset at bottom left: "Restored and renamed Courtyard Building 1976 by W.A. & B.T. Kessler
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