{"nrhp_refnum":"84001999","name":"Hilton Hotel","other_names":["Hotel Cactus"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 E. Twohig St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.462258099000053,"lon":-100.43433768999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A fourteen-story buff-brick hotel tower at 36 E. Twohig in San Angelo, Texas, built in 1928 as the Hilton Hotel and later renamed the Hotel Cactus. Anton F. Korn designed it.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the best preserved of the original Conrad Hilton hotels and as the tallest building in San Angelo, a landmark visible from fifteen miles. It is also an example of architect Anton Korn's blending of classical forms with Southwestern motifs. Its lobby, ballroom and pub room hosted many of the city's meetings, galas and social events.","narrative":"Rising fourteen stories above downtown San Angelo, this 1928 hotel was built as one of the original Hilton hotels and later renamed the Hotel Cactus. Architect Anton F. Korn gave it a rusticated cast-stone base, a buff-brick tower with quoins and cast-stone beltlines, and a red mission-tile hipped roof. At 165 feet, it remains the tallest building in the city and can be seen from fifteen miles away. Inside, a two-story skylit lobby, a crystal ballroom with a vaulted ceiling, and a basement English-style pub room mix Southwestern, classical and Byzantine details. The tower held 250 rooms with private baths, a notable amenity at the time. The hotel hosted rodeo-week events, business deals, balls and long-running civic gatherings. Later it served as a geriatric center, and a restoration for mixed use was planned. The building is listed for its architecture, its landmark presence and its role in the region's social life.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Anton F. Korn, Architect","architectural_style":"Renaissance palace design (base, shaft and capital) blended with Southwestern, neo-classical and Byzantine influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in extremely good, remarkably original condition, with limited deterioration. It was used as a geriatric center until spring 1983, and a restoration and mixed-use reuse was planned.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.578602-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/9735/40973597/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001999.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001999/98e88578e6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001999/98e88578e6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Angelo_September_2019_31_(Hilton_Hotel).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Angelo_September_2019_31_(Hilton_Hotel).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973597","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106596189"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/hilton-hotel-84001999/"}