Sam Houston Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Sam Houston Hotel

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
April 16, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02000276

About this property

The Sam Houston Hotel is a historic hotel in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel received its listing on April 17, 2002. The Sam Houston Hotel Company built the hotel in 1924 to cater to the budget minded business traveler. It was designed by the firm Sanguinet, Staats, Hedrick & Gottlieb. The hotel operated until the 1970s by owners William and Vonnie Brooks. In 2002, it was bought by Randall D. Smith, his wife Barbara Stovall Smith (a Houston native), and his brother Jeffrey Smith, who extensively remodelled it and rebranded it in 2005 as the Alden Hotel, as the owners hoped to expand the Alden brand to other cities. The hotel offers 100 rooms and suites. In 2010, the ownership of the Alden Houston formally transferred to Northwood Investors. In 2012, Northwood sold the hotel to American Liberty Hospitality and Gentry Mills Capital and returned to its original name as The Sam Houston Hotel. It underwent a renovation in 2013.

Location

1117 Prairie St.
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.76197, -95.36047

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sam Houston Hotel listed on the National Register?

Sam Houston Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Sam Houston Hotel?

Sam Houston Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sam Houston Hotel?

The period of significance for Sam Houston Hotel is recorded as the civil_war era.

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