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Abilene Chamber of Commerce (Windsor Hotel)

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1890; 1997 rehabilitated, Tittle Luther Partnership. 174 Cypress St.

The first in the succession of distinguished hotels (Windsor, Grace, Hilton, Wooten) to meet railroad travelers’ needs and provide local community facilities, this is the oldest commercial building in Abilene. The three-story structure in buff brick was built here when N. 1st Street was still largely occupied by piles of buffalo bones, rail yards, and temporary buildings related to rail freight. A one-story iron canopy and balcony extends along both street fronts, conveying a New Orleans French Quarter character. Hooded, segmental arches top each window, and chimneys mark each bay along the parapet, which has elaborate brickwork in corbels and dentils. The building was rehabilitated in 1997 by the Tittle Luther Partnership for office use and now houses the Abilene Chamber of Commerce.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

The Grace Museum (Grace Hotel)
Elks Art Center (Elks Building)
Under One Roof (Minter Dry Goods Store)
Mims Building
Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau (Texas and Pacific Railway Passenger Station)

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Abilene Chamber of Commerce (Windsor Hotel)", [Abilene, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-SB21.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 306-306.

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