Celina in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Nelson Hotel

Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2022

1. Nelson Hotel Marker

Inscription. Early Celina settler Richard Tinsley Peterman built this structure in 1914, twelve years after the town moved from its original site (1 mi. S) to the railroad line. The building originally housed a grocery store on the ground floor and rental space on the second floor. Charlie Spergon Nelson, who moved his family to Celina in 1917, bought the property in 1922. The family lived on the first floor and operated the Nelson Hotel for railroad travelers on the second floor. The hotel remained in operation under Nelson family ownership until 1976.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6189.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 33° 19.43′ N, 96° 47.173′ W. Marker is in Celina, Texas, in Collin County. It is at the intersection of West Walnut Street (Farm to Market Road 455) and South Ohio Drive, on the left when traveling west on West Walnut Street. The marker is located in a small courtyard just east of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 West Walnut Street, Celina TX 75009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Celina Historic Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Celina Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles

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away); Crossroads Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Alla School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lee Lodge No. 435, A.F & A.M. (approx. 6.1 miles away); Prosper (approx. 6.1 miles away); Prosper United Methodist Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Prosper (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Celina.

The Nelson Hotel Marker in the courtyard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2022

2. The Nelson Hotel Marker in the courtyard

The view of the Nelson Hotel and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2022

3. The view of the Nelson Hotel and Marker from the street

The front of the Nelson Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2022

4. The front of the Nelson Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,171 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.