| Club Quarters | |
|---|---|
| Location | 720 Fannin St Houston, Texas, Texas |
| Architect | Joseph Finger |
| Restaurants | 1 |
| Floors | 16 |
| Parking | Valet Parking |
| Website | clubquarters.com |
| References: Originally opened as Texas State Hotel in 1929[1] | |
The Club Quarters Hotel is a hotel in Downtown Houston is a Nationally Registered Historic place,[2][3] originally planned for the 1928 Democratic National Convention, but due to construction and finance difficulties, was not completed until 1929 (with the help of Jesse Holman Jones).[4]
At one point in the 1980s, The University of Texas owned the property and a hotel-management group ran the hotel, but it proved unprofitable and closed its doors.[5][6]
The Hotel eventually went up for auction in 1987, at which a subsidiary of Texaco had the winning bid of $1.39 million for the property, which was located across the street of their, at the time headquarters at 1111 Rusk.[7] It was left unused until Fannin & Rusk, LP took over the property for redevelopment.[8]
The renovation of the Texas State Hotel won the 2006 Good Brick Awards, given by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance to honor exceptional preservation projects and the people behind them.[9][10] Since it has opened, it has featured a restaurant, Table 7 Bistro, on the bottom floor.[11]
The hotel building includes several residences, which have the same amenities as the regular guests[12]
The residences are zoned to the Houston Independent School District. Residents are zoned to Bruce Elementary School,[13] E.O. Smith Education Center (for middle school),[14] and Davis High School.[15]
| Preceded by Texas Company Annex |
Tallest Building in Houston 1925—1926 62m |
Succeeded by Magnolia Hotel (Houston) |