Downtown Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of the Organization of Lady Washington Chapter, NSDAR
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 20, 2018
1. Site of the Organization of Lady Washington Chapter, NSDAR Marker
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Site of the Organization of Lady Washington Chapter, NSDAR. . The Lady Washington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was organized on November 14, 1899, when 10 of the original 17 organizing members met in the western parlor of the Capitol Hotel (later known as the Rice Hotel) that occupied this site 1882-1911. The chapter was named in honor of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, wife of George Washington. The chapter was the first established in Houston and the fifth in Texas. The first social function hosted by the chapter was a patriotic reception held in the western parlor of the Capitol Hotel on February 21, 1900.
The Lady Washington Chapter founding officers were Regent Ella Hutchins Sydnor, Vice-Regent Lelia L. Crane, Recording Secretary Mary Botts Fitzgerald, Corresponding Secretary Margaret Hadley Foster, Registrar Bettie Palmer Hutcheson, Treasurer Bettie Heath Stuart, and Historian Julia Hadley Franklin. These founding members organized and served on many of the social, patriotic, environmental, and educational organizations that helped form todays Houston and Harris county, including the City Federation of Womens Clubs, the Houston Public School Art League, and the Board of the Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library.
The NSDAR was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and secure Americas future through better education for children. Membership is open to women who descend from a man or woman who served as a sailor, soldier or civil officer, or was a recognized patriot who rendered material aid to the revolution.
The Lady Washington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was organized on November 14, 1899, when 10 of the original 17 organizing members met in the western parlor of the Capitol Hotel (later known as the Rice Hotel) that occupied this site 1882-1911. The chapter was named in honor of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, wife of George Washington. The chapter was the first established in Houston and the fifth in Texas. The first social function hosted by the chapter was a patriotic reception held in the western parlor of the Capitol Hotel on February 21, 1900.
The Lady Washington Chapter founding officers were Regent Ella Hutchins Sydnor, Vice-Regent Lelia L. Crane, Recording Secretary Mary Botts Fitzgerald, Corresponding Secretary Margaret Hadley Foster, Registrar Bettie Palmer Hutcheson, Treasurer Bettie Heath Stuart, and Historian Julia Hadley Franklin. These founding members organized and served on many of the social, patriotic, environmental, and educational organizations that helped form todays Houston and Harris county, including the City Federation of Womens Clubs, the Houston Public School Art League, and the Board of the Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library.
The NSDAR was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and secure Americas future through better education for children. Membership is open to women who descend from a man or woman who served as a sailor, soldier or civil officer, or was a recognized patriot who rendered material aid to the revolution.
Erected 2009
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by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15955.)
Location. 29° 45.62′ N, 95° 21.774′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Downtown Houston. It is on Texas Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on the front of the Rice Hotel building, to the right of the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 909 Texas Avenue, Houston TX 77002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,010 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
