Casa de Palmas

Historical marker location:

101 N Main St., McAllen, Texas

( 101 N Main St.)

Marker installed: 1979

This site was a city park with antelope, javelina, and deer before a group a businessmen decided McAllen needed a hotel to serve as a business and social center. The Casa De Palmas, a three-story structure with a red tile roof built around a center patio and twin towers, was erected here in 1918. It served as a refuge for many area residents during the severe 1919 hurricane. The hotel was rebuilt in the original style after a 1973 fire.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979

Incise in base: Restored by La Posada Motor Hotel.

inns, hotels, motels

In the late 19th century, Texas became known for its cattle drives, in which cowboys would move herds of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas and other northern states. The cattle drives were dangerous and difficult work, but they played a key role in the development of the American cattle industry.