Site of Mundine Hotel
N 30° 39.293 W 097° 00.067
14R E 691528 N 3393059
The historical marker is on the location that formerly was the Mundine Hotel from 1880 until 1888 when it burned down. The closest street address would be 107 N. Main Street, Rockdale, TX 76567.
Waymark Code: WM14MNE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2021
Views: 3
In 1880, Mr. John Mundine built a hotel across the street from the Rockdale Train Depot to facilitate the passengers who came and went on the I&GN train line at that time. Unfortunately, the hotel catastrophically burned down, killing 11 of the 13 occupants. No attempt was made to rebuild the motel. However, because of the link with the vital train lines that helped Rockdale grow and prosper for the past 150 years or so, this Texas historical marker was placed on the former property of the hotel to show how important the passenger trains were to this city.
Marker Number: 12567
Marker Text:
The Mundine Hotel stood on this site from its construction in 1880 until its destruction by fire in 1888. Completed six years after Rockdale incorporated along the International & Great Northern rail line, the hotel was built near the depot to accommodate rail travelers. John Mundine of Lexington, Texas, built the inn, and it opened in 1881 under the management of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Brooks. The fire that destroyed the three-story structure also killed 11 of its 13 occupants. Never rebuilt, the Mundine Hotel remains a part of Rockdale's history and its significant association with the railroad.
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