Marker Inscription
Center of Brenham hospitality for 122 years. Originally a two-story log stage depot adjoined by a log cabin complex called the Washington County Hotel. Changed owners several times through the years. General Sam Houston once stayed here while campaigning against secession. Renamed St. Anthony Hotel 1914, by new owner Mrs. A. A. Hacker, who did extensive remodeling. Served as a transfer station for train passengers and as a bus terminal. Her hotel was noted for more than 30 years for its hospitality and annual Christmas Day open house and egg nog party.
About this site
St. Anthony Hotel is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1679, -96.3961 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is US Post Office--Federal Building--Brenham (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bassett and Bassett Banking House, Brenham Fire Museum, and Washington County, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008385. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
