Historical Marker

Hotel Blessing (1965)

Matagorda County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #5321002570

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Marker Inscription

Built 1906 for landseekers, as well as a family home for prominent developers, Jonathan E. Pierce and son, Abel B. Pierce. Town and hotel were named out of gratitude for era of railroads and gulf coast development. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965

About this site

Hotel Blessing is a historical marker in Matagorda County, Texas, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.8730, -96.2213. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blessing Library Association (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hotel Blessing, Masonic Lodge #411, and Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321002570. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Matagorda County

“Hotel Blessing” names 2 distinct records in Matagorda County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1965. The others:

📍 28.8730, -96.2213 · Matagorda County
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