{"nrhp_refnum":"75001963","name":"Guadalupe Hotel","other_names":["Schmitz Hotel","Plaza Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"471 Main Plaza","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Braunfels","county":"Comal County","state":"TX","lat":29.703066103000026,"lon":-98.12523882199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story rubble limestone commercial building at 471 Main Plaza in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas, built around 1851 as a two-story structure and enlarged in 1873. It has been known as the Nauendorf & Coll Building, the Guadalupe Hotel, the Schmitz Hotel and the Plaza Hotel.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the oldest public buildings remaining in New Braunfels and an important historical and architectural landmark on the town square. It served as the town's official stage stop under innkeeper Jacob Schmitz, a founding colonist, and hosted notable guests. Its changing facades reflect the tastes of successive owners while much original fabric remains.","narrative":"Facing the public square in New Braunfels, this limestone building began around 1851 as a two-story commercial structure built by Rudolph Nauendorf. Jacob Schmitz, an innkeeper who arrived with the town's founding colonists, bought it in 1858 and opened it as the Guadalupe Hotel. After the Civil War he added a two-story gallery, and in 1873 he added a third floor and a three-story gallery, renaming it the Schmitz Hotel. It served as the official stage stop of New Braunfels until the railroad arrived in 1880, and its register recorded guests including Sam Houston and Jefferson Davis. In 1933 the galleries were removed and a one-story storefront and iron balconies were added. Later known as the Plaza Hotel, it was leased for shops and apartments, and a local conservation society planned to restore its 1873 appearance. It was listed as one of the oldest public buildings on the town square.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied in 1975: ground floor leased to businesses and upper floors used as apartments; the conservation society planned to restore the 1873 appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.96797-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/53/9715/40971553/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/75001963.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001963/efc74b2689-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001963/efc74b2689-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guadalupe_hotel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guadalupe_hotel.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100012669","name":"Central New Braunfels Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/central-new-braunfels-historic-district-100012669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971553","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15222221"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/comal-county/guadalupe-hotel-75001963/"}