Historic Houston Hotels and Conversions of Historic Buildings to Hotels

The Sam Houston Hotel

(branded Hotel Alden for a few years) 

Sam Houston Hotel

Hotel Icon on Congress at Main 

formerly a bank building

Hotel Icon 

Magnolia Hotel on Texas Ave at Fannin 

The Lancaster Hotel 

Renovations under way in 2016 

The Lancaster Hotel 

The Rice Hotel (now lofts) 

Rice Hotel with row of historic houses on Prairie Street 

Londale Hotel 

RECENTLY DEMOLISHED 

Ben Milam Hotel at MinuteMaid Park 

The Sakowitz Building: Department Store to Garage Conversion

Academic Building at UHD - Modern addition to historic M&M Building re-purposed for use as urban university

The (new) Academic Building- Modern addition
to the historic M&M Building turned urban campus
(Feb 2014 photo across Buffalo Bayou)

The old and new structure are connected and use the same address:
One Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002 

Sunset Coffee Building Revamp at Allen's Landing on Buffalo Bayou bank in Downtown Houston (photos)

View from Main Street Bridge tower Criminal Justice Complex
Sunset Building construction work under way (center of pic) 

Scaffolding on Sunset Coffee Building (Feb 2014 status)

View from stairs for descending from street-level at Commerce
near intersection with Fannin

Adaptive reuse of Old Building and Historic Site explained on Project Sign

JW Hotel Project Downtown Houston - Conversion of Old Office Building

Old Office Building on Main being currently converted to luxury hotel
Construction site pics January 2014

Samuel F. Carter Building at 806 Main St

Old Office tower to get new life as JW Merriott Downtown Hotel

1212 Main Street (former Humble Oil Co Building)

Historic Samuel F. Carter Building at 806 Main being converted to JW Merriott Hotel in Downtown Houston

North side of Building - Looking up from the sidewalk across the street

Perspective view from Main Street with historic Gulf Building on the Right

View of construction work on first few stories from across the light rail tracks

JW Merriott Hotel coming in Downtown Houston (Jan 2014 pics)

Conversion of the historic Samuel F. Carter Building 

at 806 Main St. Houston Texas 77002 (Downtown location on Light Rail)

Eller Wagon Works Building (101 Crawford St)

Eller Wagon Works Building Urban Living Loft Conversion

Re-purposed facility once used for building wagons, no not automobiles.

101 Crawford Street, Houston, Texas 77002

Henry Henke Building on Congress Ave

Stowers Building - 820 Fannin Street at Walker

Stowers - Building name inscription at top of building 

820 Fannin St Houston, TX 77002

View of Stowers Building from the East - Walker Street 

STOWERS BUILDING
Entrance - Street-level view 

One Main University Building (UHD) formerly Merchants and Manufacturers' Building

One Main Address on facade: Looking up from the front of the building at rail stop

Plaza overlooking Buffalo Bayou at UH-Downtown
Provides excellent view of North side of Downtown Houston and skyline

Plaza (platform) on South side of 1 Main Building seen from
the Buffalo Bayou bridge

Sidewalk and light-rail train tracks leading up Main Street Buffalo Bayou Bridge
to One Main Building

Palace Hotel (formerly) on corner of La Branch and Congress Ave., now housing bail bonding company

Bail bonds office now at former Palace Hotel near Harris County Courts

Corner of Congress Ave and La Branch near the Civil Courthouse a
and the Court-Complex Garage

Historic Rice Hotel (1913), now Post Rice Lofts (photos)

Post Rice Lofts 909 Texas Ave Houston, TX 77002

Rice Hotel signage on roof of historic Downtown Houston hotel
Hogg Building in foreground (center)

After having stood empty and neglected for a decade or two, the iconic Rice Hotel (built in two phases in 1913 and 1925, respectively) reemerged as a central piece in Downtown Houston's revitalization in a new form - as Post-Rice Lofts, an apartment building with more than 300 units, some luxurious, others loft-style with brick walls exposed. The rehabilitation is the work of PageSoutherlandPage.

An array of restaurants, bars, and a coffee shop occupy the retail spaces at street level, including some with sidewalk patio areas offering dining and beverages al fresco, thus complementing the revitalization effort in the form of an urban living option in a historic building with a vibrant street scene that appeals to a audience broader than merely the urban dwellers on site. The second-floor ballroom of the fabled erstwhile hotel was also restored to its original grandeur, and again serves as an elegant venue for formal events. 

Post Rice Lofts signage and Chipotle Mexican Burrito Eatery on Main Street corner space.

East side of Rice Hotel Building - Chipotle Restaurant and sidewalk seating

The Rice Hotel Building - Pepper Jack's Mexican Restaurant [closed in May 2013]