Alamo Plaza in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Menger Hotel
Literary Landmarks Register
— Friends of Libraries U.S.A. —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
1. Menger Hotel Literary Landmark Marker
atmosphere for
William Sidney Porter (O. Henry)
Theodore Roosevelt
Sidney Lanier
Oscar Wilde
January 14, 2000
———————
[Marker in the 1859 hotel lobby]
In commemoration
of the residence in Texas
of the great American poet and musician
Sidney Lanier
Born Macon, Georgia — February 3, 1842
Died Lynn, North Carolina September 7, 1881
Lived San Antonio, Texas
November 1872 - April 1873
“His song was only living aloud
His work a singing with his hand.”
Erected by the Texas Division, U.D.C.
February 3, 1931
Erected 2000 by Friends of the San Antonio Public Library.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt, the Literary Landmarks, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1783.
Location. 29° 25.471′ N, 98° 29.172′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Menger Bar (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Menger Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Menger Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); San Antonio Section - National Council of Jewish Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Barbed Wire Demonstration (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding of the Pan American Round Table (within shouting distance of this marker); Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Alamo in 1836 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
Additional keywords. LGBT, LGBTQ
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
2. Menger Hotel Sidney Lanier Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
3. Menger Hotel Literary Landmark Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
4. Menger Hotel Literary Landmark Marker
Windows of the Colonial [Dining] Room at left.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
5. Menger Hotel Sidney Lanier Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,310 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 13, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
