Gunter Hotel
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Sheraton Gunter Hotel | |
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| Location | 205 E. Houston St., San Antonio, Texas, USA |
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| Coordinates | 29°25′42″N 98°29′28″W / 29.42833°N 98.49111°WCoordinates: 29°25′42″N 98°29′28″W / 29.42833°N 98.49111°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Mauran, Russell & Garden; Westlake Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Skyscraper |
| NRHP Reference # | 06001233[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 09, 2007 |
The Sheraton Gunter Hotel is a historic hotel in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA built in 1909 and designed by St. Louis architect John Mauran. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The Gunter Hotel opened on November 20, 1909, on the site of the earlier Mahncke Hotel.[2] There had been a hotel or inn on the same site since 1837. The eight-story, 301-room hotel was built by the San Antonio Hotel Company and named for Jot Gunter, a local rancher and real estate developer who was one of its financiers.[3] It was designed by Ernest Russell, of the St. Louis firm Mauran, Russell & Garden.
The Baker Hotel Company purchased the hotel in 1924 and expanded it in 1926 with the addition of three stories.[4] The addition was designed by architect Herbert Green.[5]
It was restored from 1980-1985, overseen by architect Robert V. Buck. At the same time, a two-story parking garage was added adjacent to the hotel, designed by Gustav Heye.[6] It was renamed the Radisson Gunter Hotel in April 1986 and then the Sheraton Gunter Hotel in 1989. It was sold to the Camberley Group in 1996, becoming The Camberley Gunter. It was sold to Houston Street Hotel Partners in 1999 and became, again, the Sheraton Gunter Hotel.[7]
In popular culture
On November 23, 1936, Room 414 of the Gunter was the scene of a historic recording session by blues artist Robert Johnson. Talent scout H. C. Speir had arranged the session with Brunswick Records who set up a temporary studio in the hotel where Johnson recorded a number of songs including the blues classic Sweet Home Chicago.
In 2009, John Mellencamp came to the Gunter to record for a new album, No Better Than This in the same room where Johnson had recorded in 1936.
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.sheratongunter.com/sheraton-gunter-history
- ↑ ftp://ftp.thc.state.tx.us/nr_program/San%20Antonio,%20Gunter%20Hotel%20NR.pdf
- ↑ http://www.sheratongunter.com/sheraton-gunter-history
- ↑ Mauran, Russell & Garden
- ↑ ftp://ftp.thc.state.tx.us/nr_program/San%20Antonio,%20Gunter%20Hotel%20NR.pdf
- ↑ ftp://ftp.thc.state.tx.us/nr_program/San%20Antonio,%20Gunter%20Hotel%20NR.pdf
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