Fairmount Hotel, The
401 S. Alamo, San Antonio, TXThe Fairmount Hotel is a historic building that is being renovated into a boutique hotel. It's located in the heart of downtown San Antonio, and is within walking distance of the Alamo, the Riverwalk, and the rest of the downtown area.
The Fairmount Hotel of 19 06, 4 01 South Alamo Street, is one of the last examples of the small "drummer" hotels left in San Antonio. Designed by architect Leo M. J. Dielmann and built by contractor J. P. Haynes, the hotel is typical of the buildings that once lined Commerce Street from downtown east to the Southern Pacific Railroad Station (N.R. 1975) and the main avenues of the surrounding area. It is sensitively detailed and constructed of fine local building materials and features robust Romanesque stylistic references on the exterior.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.