Marker Inscription
In 1874, three years after the rail line was laid through Corsicana, lawyer Henry Molloy (1829-1913) had a one-story hotel built to accommodate businessmen and other travelers. Molloy added the second story in 1881. Over the years, the building came to be a center of business and social activity and has been owned by a number of the town's leading citizens, including George T. Jester, father of former Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester. The hotel, which closed in 1975, stands as a reminder of Corsicana's early days as a railroad town.
About this site
Molloy Hotel is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0964, -96.4637 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is Damon, Henry G. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Natural Gas Pipelines, Merchants Opera House, and White, R.N..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349007233. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
