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Driskill Hotel

Standing · Recorded year: 1886

Explore the Romanesque Revival character of the 1886 hotel that Jesse Driskill commissioned as an ambitious Austin landmark.

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Driskill Hotel

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Explore the Romanesque Revival character of the 1886 hotel that Jesse Driskill commissioned as an ambitious Austin landmark.

Austin, TX

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Recorded year
1886
Status
Standing
Reported style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Reported architect
Not listed
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  1. 1886

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Building
Construction records
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The recorded story

The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886, is the oldest operating hotel in Austin, Texas, United States, and one of the best-known hotels in Texas generally. The Driskill was conceived and built by Col. Jesse Driskill, a cattleman who spent his fortune constructing "the finest hotel south of St. Louis".

Sources & record details

Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article for contributors and any additional terms. Wikidata facts are linked separately.

Source description: Hotel in Austin, Texas

The recorded Wikidata inception year is not necessarily the building’s completion year.

Wikipedia coordinate: 30.26806, -97.74167