Driskill Hotel
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 The Driskill in 2013 | |
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| Location | 604 Brazos Street Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°16′5″N 97°44′30″W / 30.26806°N 97.74167°W / 30.26806; -97.74167Coordinates: 30°16′5″N 97°44′30″W / 30.26806°N 97.74167°W / 30.26806; -97.74167 |
| Built | 1886 (1886) |
| Architect | Jasper N. Preston and Son |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000212[1] |
| RTHL No. | 13931 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1969 |
| Designated RTHL | 1966 |
The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886,[2] is the oldest operating hotel in Austin, Texas, United States, and one of the best-known hotels in Texas generally. The Driskill was conceived and built by Col. Jesse Driskill, a cattleman who spent his fortune constructing "the finest hotel south of St. Louis".[3]
Today, the Driskill remains one of the premier hotels in Austin, featuring lavish bridal suites, two restaurants, and a grand ballroom. It is considered of the most haunted hotels in the United States, featuring a variety of alleged supernatural activity throughout the building, including the spirit of Colonel Driskill himself.[3] The Driskill has been owned and operated by Hyatt Hotels Corporation since 2013.[4] The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1969.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Driskill" Texas Historic Sites Atlas Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ a b Carmack, Liz. Historic Hotels of Texas Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas, 2007. pp 76-80.
- ^ http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9021158
- ^ Staff Writer. "Texas – Travis County." National Register of Historic Places. Accessed January 27, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-01-27.
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