Weslaco in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cortez Hotel
Photographed by James Hulse, January 24, 2021
1. Cortez Hotel Marker
Three years after Edwin C. Couch and Robert Reeves founded the city of Weslaco in 1919, Couch deeded this block as a city park. In 1928, city officials hired Architect Paul G. Silber and his San Antonio Argentum Development Corporation to build a hotel here. The four-story Spanish Colonial Revival structure became a social center when it opened December 31, 1928. Groups such as the city's Camarillo Dance Club and local service clubs met in the hotel ballroom, which also served as the site of graduations and political rallies. The business changed hands throughout the 20th century, and today the hotel remains a symbol of an era in Valley history marked by civic pride and community progress.
Cortez Hotel
260 South Texas Avenue
Built in 1928
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13091.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is December 31, 1928.
Location. 26° 9.556′ N, 97° 59.447′ W. Marker is in Weslaco, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is at the intersection of South Texas Boulevard and Business
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Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Weslaco (approx. 0.2 miles away); Weslaco City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Weslaco Water Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Texsun Corporation (approx. Ό mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away); First Baptist Church of Weslaco (approx. 0.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weslaco.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 24, 2021
2. The front entrance to the Cortez Hotel
Photographed by James Hulse, January 24, 2021
3. The Cortez Hotel
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 28, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
