Cortez Hotel

Three years after Edwin C. Couch and Robert Reeves founded the city of Weslaco in 1919, Couch deeded this block as a city park. In 1928, city officials hired architect Paul G. Silber and his San Antonio Argentum Development Corporation to build a hotel here. The four-story Spanish Colonial Revival structure became a social center when it opened December 31, 1928. Groups such as the city's Camarillo Dance Club and local service clubs met in the hotel ballroom, which also served as the site of graduations and political rallies. The business changed hands throughout the 20th century, and today the hotel remains a symbol of an era in Valley history marked by civic pride and community progress. (2005)

Cortez Hotel is a historical marker in Weslaco, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 221 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.1593, -97.9912 near Weslaco. The nearest cataloged historic site is TexSun Corporation (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Weslaco, Weslaco City Hall, and Weslaco Water Tower.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215013091. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.