Hotel Marshall Undergoes Renovation, Marshall, Texas. (original) (raw)
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The sign over the main entrance during the New Year's Eve party.
The hotel in 2002.
The Hotel Marshall that is standing today is not the original Hotel Marshall. The original was located directly next door. At one point there were three buildings on that block. The Capital Hotel (for which a historical marker stands), the smaller, original Hotel Marshall, then the Hotel Marshall now being restored.
The hotel in 2002 from the third floor of Hibernia Bank. I took the photograph, but I extend courtesy to Hibernia Bank for allowing me access to that location.
Look at above photo. Notice the small extention going out the side of the hotel up to the 4th floor? I have not confirmed this, but I belive that was the connection between the two hotels. The lobby in the original hotel was converted to retail space. In the 1950s, the original Hotel Marshall was torn down and the swimming pool and patio were added to the new hotel.
In the 1970s, the hotel was sold to East Texas Baptist University and the first three floors were used briefly as a boy's domitory. After that, it closed for good.
New Years Eve, December 31, 2004, saw the first social event inside the hotel in over 30 years. The lobby was converted into a temporary dining room with a live band and an area setup for dancing. Temporary lighting and heaters were installed.
This photograph was taken in 2004 when rennovations were in the early stages. Jail inmates were used for the gutting and clean-up process. May, 2004
In 2005 you can see daylight through the windows. The hotel was totally gutted.October, 2004
A closeup of the rooftop sign in October, 2004 . Notice the rust stains down the side of the building. Compare this shot to one of the building without the sign. A big difference.
Hotel Marshall without the sign.April 2005
Hotel Marshall with the sign. March 2004
The south side of the building showing the fire escape and smoke stacks. The bigger pipe was to the boiler which appears they are keeping, and I beleive the smaller stack is the ventilation for the plumbing. October, 2004
A view of the East side of the building with all the windows out, and another letter missing in the roof sign. You had mentioned you hope that missing letter didn't fall on anyone. That letter has been missing for years. When I was on the roof, I saw no sign of it, and the photographs I took in 1989 shows it missing.October, 2004
The main entrance to the lobby on Houston Street.October, 2004
The front of the building.October, 2004
An inmate cleaning the facade of the building.May 2005
Hotel Marshall before renovations started_January 2002_
The swimming pool_February 2002_
According to this postcard, the Hotel Marshall cost $450,000 to build Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
