{"nrhp_refnum":"76002045","name":"Kendall Inn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off U.S. 87","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boerne","county":"Kendall County","state":"TX","lat":29.79413082700006,"lon":-98.73361553199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone resort hotel on Boerne's main plaza in Kendall County, Texas. The central block was built in 1859 and flanking wings were added in 1878.","why_significant":"It is one of the few remaining 19th-century resort hotels in Texas and an unusual example of vernacular Greek Revival applied to a large building. It is also tied to early Texas travel and commerce, including visits by Robert E. Lee and a stopover of the Army's experimental camel corps. Later owner Henry C. King was a state senator and newspaper editor.","narrative":"Built in 1859 by Erastus and Sarah Reed, this two-story limestone hotel faces Boerne's main square in the Texas Hill Country. Its central block follows a Greek Revival domestic plan, and narrow wings added in 1878 by Dallas businessmen J. C. Rountree and W. L. Wadsworth repeat the same style across a 160-foot front. Double galleries with chamfered posts give every room access to the south-facing front. The inn sat at the halfway point on the San Antonio to Fredericksburg road and served stagecoach travelers, cattlemen and army convoys. Robert E. Lee dined there before resigning his commission, and the Army's experimental camels were staked out front. Henry C. King, a later owner, became a state senator and editor of the San Antonio Express, and the hotel was promoted as a health resort. It is listed as one of the few surviving 19th-century resort hotels in Texas and an unusually large vernacular Greek Revival building.","period_of_significance":"1859 - 1878","architect_builder":"Erastus Reed and J. C. Rountree and W. L. Wadsworth","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (vernacular)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and unaltered, but closed by its owner pending restoration of the galleries and guest rooms; extensive structural work was needed on the galleries.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.725039-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/9727/40972762/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/76002045.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002045/fa70fbfbb7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002045/fa70fbfbb7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kendall_inn_2009.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:Kendall_inn_2009.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972762","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6388915"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/kendall-county/kendall-inn-76002045/"}