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English: The Jean Lafitte Hotel was built in 1927 and opened in October of that year. The ten-story brick hotel was designed architect Andrew Fraser who was originally from Scotland; came to U.S. in 1909, and to Galveston in 1926. He designed several major Galveston buildings. Built as the major downtown hotel at time when Galveston was resort, port, and gambling center. Provided (downtown hotel "for business and commercial visitors and for tourists." Had 204 rooms each with private path. W.L. Moody, Jr. is credited with originating idea of building hotel. Galveston citizens subscribed the funds under a "buy a room" plan to sell stock; 127 rooms "sold" for $1,000.

The Jean Lafitte Hotel was the most up-to-date hotel in downtown Galveston. Commercially and economically, it was an important addition to the city; a visual landmark, it is one of the largest structures in the downtown and serves as an anchor to this area.

This Building is in the National Register of Historic Places. Coordinates are N29° 18.255 W94° 47.465
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Camera location29° 18′ 15.71″ N, 94° 47′ 27.05″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 84001705.

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current13:25, 20 January 2021Thumbnail for version as of 13:25, 20 January 20212,317 × 2,885 (2.39 MB)Jim Evans (talk | contribs)corrected error
23:40, 1 July 2020Thumbnail for version as of 23:40, 1 July 20202,317 × 2,885 (3.18 MB)Jim Evans (talk | contribs)Removed streetlights & improved perspective
22:38, 31 October 2019Thumbnail for version as of 22:38, 31 October 20192,451 × 2,964 (2.25 MB)Jim Evans (talk | contribs)Improved perspective
02:44, 26 January 2018Thumbnail for version as of 02:44, 26 January 20181,687 × 2,200 (1.33 MB)Jim Evans (talk | contribs)Larger image
13:25, 23 October 2012Thumbnail for version as of 13:25, 23 October 20121,227 × 1,600 (828 KB)Wiki name~commonswiki (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

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