Lamar Building

Site of Crosbyton Inn, first hotel here, built 1908, by C. B. Livestock Company to help promote area for cotton farming. A two-story frame building, it was mecca for travelers and land buyers. After fire in 1912, hotel rebuilt over original basement. It was razed in 1920s. A brick office and apartment building was erected by E. H. Hendricks in 1926; purchased 1944 by W. P. Lamar and renamed Lamar Building. Lamar (1889-1946), farmer, businessman, was son of pioneer of Crosby County. (1967)

Lamar Building is a historical marker in Crosbyton, Crosby County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Crosby County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6606, -101.2396 near Crosbyton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crosby County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Work Building, Crosby County, and Crosbyton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5107003015. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.