J. M. and Mary Ann Koch owned and operated a hotel in D'Hanis beginning in 1898. They purchased the land on this site in July 1902, and built this hotel in 1906. Reportedly constructed by Chinese railroad laborers, it is built of early bricks from the D'Hanis brick plant. In December 1914 the Koch family sold the building, which continued as a hotel until 1920. The Farmers Exchange of D'Hanis purchased it that year for use as a feed store, adding a cotton scale to the east side of the structure. A later owner operated it as a boarding house. A simple but elegant early 20th century hotel with Late Victorian details, the edifice's notable architectural features include its symmetrical plan, three-bay façade with central door, paired round-arch windows, 2-story porch and corbelled brickwork on the parapet. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000
J. M. Koch's Hotel
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J. M. Koch's Hotel is a historical marker in D'Hanis, Medina County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Medina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3315, -99.2795 near D'Hanis. The nearest cataloged historic site is D'Hanis (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cortez Cemetery, Ney Grave (former location. Moved to St. Dominic in 2024), and Holy Cross Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5325012357. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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