Details for Blackstone Hotel
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439012201
Data
| Marker Number | 12201 |
| Atlas Number | 5439012201 |
| Marker Title | Blackstone Hotel |
| Index Entry | Blackstone Hotel |
| Address | 601 Main St. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 656388 |
| UTM Northing | 3625227 |
| Subject Codes | commercial buildings; Art Deco (architectural style); architects; inns, hotels, motels; communication |
| Marker Year | 1998 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Courtyard Fort Worth Downtown/Blackstone, SE corner Main and E. 5th streets. Marker is inside lobby. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | The first Art Deco skyscraper in Fort Worth, the Blackstone Hotel was erected in 1929 for wealthy cattleman C. A. "Gus" O'Keefe, who named it after a visit to the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The St. Louis architectural firm of Mauran, Russell, and Crowell designed the structure. The city's first radio station, WBAP, once occupied the 22nd floor. A five-story annex was added in the 1950s by the Hilton Hotel chain, which occupied the building from 1952 to 1962. Featuring original sash windows, irregular setbacks, and ornamental terra cotta detailing, the Blackstone Hotel remains the city's tallest pre-World War II structure. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1998 |