Hotel Dallas, 1912
Posted by: jhuoni
N 29° 35.391 W 096° 20.016
14R E 758267 N 3276307
You too can own a historic Texas hotel, for $775,000.
Waymark Code: WMWCAN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2017
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Wessex Hall is painted on the top left corner of this beautiful brick building. It sits empty, gates locked.
"One of the finest buildings is the former Farris Hotel, apparently an establishment of some repute, which closed down in 2013 after the owner died. I’ve read that the widow sold the building to someone who renamed it Wessex Hall. Whatever the new owner’s intentions, the building sits behind a hurricane fence now, apparently not in use."
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"... the Farris Hotel, a highlight of Eagle Lake’s Commercial Historic District. Built as the Dallas Hotel in 1912, the two-story, red brick building with a wrap-around covered porch was designed by Houston architect A.E. Barnes. The hotel prospered during the town’s railroad heyday as a social and business center, then began to decline during the Great Depression. Restored in the 1970s, the Farris has recaptured its early 20th Century elegance with antique furniture, Victorian carpets and draperies made of satin and lace."
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