Lee, Robert E., Hotel
111 Travis St., San Antonio, TXBuilt by the Travis Investment Company, the Robert E. Lee Hotel represents the commercial expansion of San Antonio during the early 20th century. Led by prominent local businessmen, the firm redefined the northern edge of the city's business district with construction in the 1920s of four major buildings along Travis Street. Regionally prominent architect Herbert S. Green designed a modem urban hotel typical of the period. His design incorporated innovative mechanical systems into a reinforced concrete building that was the city's tallest hotel upon its completion. The property attracted a middle class clientele throughout the period of significance. Evaluated within the context of San Antonio's commercial development, the building is nominated under Criterion A at the local level of significance.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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