Historical MarkerGilmer Hotel
Rocksprings · Edwards County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5137002186
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Built in 1916 by Jesse Walter Gilmer (1883-1961), the two-story Gilmer Hotel was originally wooden, with an upper gallery on the east and south sides. It was frequented by traveling salesmen as well as local ranchers and other visitors. The dining room was popular with townspeople, and the kitchen provided meals for prisoners in the Edwards County Jail. The hotel sheltered influenza patients during a World War I epidemic and, later, victims of a 1927 tornado. The Gilmer family sold the hotel in 1918. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
About this site
Gilmer Hotel is a historical marker in Rocksprings, Edwards County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Edwards County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 31 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0178, -100.2092 near Rocksprings. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hough Haven (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Edwards County Courthouse, Edwards County Courthouse, and Edwards County Courthouse and Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5137002186. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
