Alpine in Brewster County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Ritchey Hotel
1886
Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, June 11, 2025
1. Ritchey Hotel Marker
Frame and adobe. Built facing old cattle loading pens on the Southern Pacific Railway.
Lodgings and saloon for cowhands and ranchers in town to ship cattle from widely scattered ranches of the Big Bend country.
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee; Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965. (Marker Number 4276.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Landmarks • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.
Location. 30° 21.396′ N, 103° 39.644′ W. Marker is in Alpine, Texas, in Brewster County. It is at the intersection of East Murphy Avenue and South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Murphy Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 E Murphy Ave, Alpine TX 79830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. It is also in the American Southwest. 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 Comancherνa, 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: Garcia-Valadez House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John R. Holland (about 600 feet away); Sul Ross "Art Colony" (about 600 feet away); Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church (about 700 feet away); Nuestra Seρora de Guadalupe (about 700 feet away); Holland Hotel Building
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
2. Ritchey Hotel Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
3. Ritchey Hotel
Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 31, 2019
4. Ritchey Hotel
Old Ritchey Hotel as it appears in 2019.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
5. Ritchey Hotel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 975 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 5. submitted on November 13, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
