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Shapira Hotel

 
 
Shapira Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James Hulse, April 9, 2023
1. Shapira Hotel Marker
Inscription. Russian-born Jewish immigrants Jake Shapira (d. 1903) and his wife Sarah owned a boarding house at this site which burned in 1903. The following year Sarah had this Victorian hotel built. The structure reflects Eastlake styling and features fishscale and diamond shingling. One of the most lavish buildings in the region, the Shapira Hotel was an early center of business and social activity. It was later operated by Clara Wills as the Wills Hotel.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

Entered in
the National Register
of Historic Places
1980

 
Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11261.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
 
Location. 30° 57.024′ N, 95° 54.88′ W. Marker is in Madisonville, Texas, in Madison County. Marker is on North Madison Street, 0.1 miles north of East Cottonwood Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located on the left side of the front entrance to the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 North Madison Street, Madisonville TX 77864, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Truman Kimbro (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Madisonville
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Madisonville Church of Christ (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jubal Richard Parten (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilson Chapel Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Marian Anderson High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Madison County (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.
 
The Shapira Hotel and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James Hulse, April 9, 2023
2. The Shapira Hotel and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.

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