| Marker Number |
11261 |
| Atlas Number |
5313011261 |
| Marker Title |
Shapira Hotel |
| Index Entry |
Shapira Hotel |
| Address |
209 N. Madison St. |
| City |
Madisonville |
| County |
Madison |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
221613 |
| UTM Northing |
3427764 |
| Subject Codes |
Victorian (architectural term); inns, hotels, motels |
| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
209 N. Madison St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
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 |
