Loading photographs…Historic hotel beside Alamo Plaza, begun in 1859.San Antonio, TXDirections ↗Original hotel opened (Texas Historical Commission)1859StatusStandingReported styleNot listedReported architectNot listedTimelineTHROUGH TIMEThe chronology1859Original hotel opened (Texas Historical Commission)The original 1859 hotel was enlarged in later phases, including nineteenth-century additions. The whole present complex should not be labeled as one 1859 building.Read the record ↗Records & eventsTHE RESEARCH TRAILRecords & eventsCategoryBuildingConstruction recordsNot yet establishedBlueprints & paperworkNot yet establishedDamage & destructionNo event classified in this record yet.“Not yet established” means this catalogue has no verified finding about those documents. It does not mean the records never existed.The recorded storyThe Menger opened beside Alamo Plaza in 1859 and grew through later additions. Its successive wings make the hotel a useful place to trace nineteenth-century San Antonio tourism.Look closerWhich visible portions seem to belong to the original hotel, and which reflect later expansion?Sources & record detailsWikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article for contributors and any additional terms. Wikidata facts are linked separately.The original 1859 hotel was enlarged in later phases, including nineteenth-century additions. The whole present complex should not be labeled as one 1859 building.Present hotel point (OpenStreetMap): 29.42460, -98.48660Menger Hotel marker ↗Texas Historical Commission · Supports identity, completion, historyMenger Hotel map point ↗OpenStreetMap via Mapcarta · Supports locationBrief source summary; linked records may differ.Wikipedia article ↗Wikidata item ↗