Marker Number |
13881 |
Atlas Number |
5507013881 |
Marker Title |
Steele Store-Makemson Hotel Building |
Index Entry |
Steele Store-Makemson Hotel Building |
Address |
|
City |
Georgetown |
County |
Williamson |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
626719 |
UTM Northing |
3389861 |
Subject Codes |
inns, hotels, motels; markets, merchantiles |
Marker Year |
1988 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
8th and Austin Ave |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
Built about 1870 by M.E. Steele on the site of an early log hotel, this is one of Georgetown's oldest commercial structures. During Steele's ownership it housed a mercantile and a bank. Emma Dickman Makemson later operated a hotel here from the early 1900s until 1924. Exhibiting influences of the Italianate style, the building features a truncated roof, corner entry, ornate frieze below the roofline, and finely crafted stonework. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988 |