Historical MarkerLewis Hotel
San Augustine · San Augustine County · Dedicated 2011 · THC Atlas #5507017066
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About this site
Lewis Hotel is a historical marker in San Augustine, San Augustine County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 53 historical markers documented in San Augustine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 167 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5313, -94.1152 near San Augustine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early Texas Sawmill (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include San Augustine, San Augustine County Courthouse, and James Pinckney Henderson.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017066. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Lewis Railroad Hotel, a two-story frame I-house in San Augustine, was built about 1870 by John Collins. William Lewis, a mail carrier, bought it in 1903 and opened his home to African American boarders, especially railroad workers, during the segregation era; it became a social gathering place for the Black community and thrived amid 1920s railroad construction. Later converted to apartments and eventually left vacant, it was acquired by the city and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marked by the Texas Historical Commission in 2011.
Sources: hmdb.orgsanaugustinelegacy.org
