{"nrhp_refnum":"93000772","name":"Kyle Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Temple","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":31.089129464000052,"lon":-97.34049219999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 13-story reinforced concrete hotel building (plus basement) at 111 Main Street in Temple, Bell County, Texas, built in 1928 and designed by architect George Louis Walling.","why_significant":"The hotel was built in 1928 because Temple's existing hotels could not handle the demand created by the town's growing medical community. It is closely tied to Scott and White Hospital, whose physician Dr. Arthur C. Scott helped organize and finance it. The nomination argues local significance under Criterion A in the area of Health/Medicine.","narrative":"Rising thirteen stories above downtown Temple, this 1928 hotel at Main and Barton Streets is built of reinforced concrete clad in brick and cast stone. Architect George Louis Walling gave it a base, shaft and crown, with stepped corner blocks that recall Pueblo Style forms and an arcaded main entrance showing Mediterranean influence. A green-tiled hipped roof with bracketed eaves caps the building. The hotel was built because the town's medical community had outgrown its existing lodging. Dr. Arthur C. Scott of Scott and White Hospital promoted the project, hoping a hotel under hospital influence could provide convalescent, outpatient and family space. He persuaded oil man W. W. Kyle and local investors to buy stock. Inside, the vestibule and lobby keep terrazzo floors, iron sconces and terra-cotta capitals. The former guest rooms now serve as apartments for elderly residents. The building remains the largest in Temple and is recognized for its link to the city's rise as a hospital center.","period_of_significance":"1928-1943","architect_builder":"Walling, George Louis (architect)","architectural_style":"Skyscraper (with Mediterranean and Pueblo Style influences)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with good integrity; the original guest rooms were converted to 64 apartments for the elderly, with public, administrative and commercial spaces on the ground and second floors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.993628-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/9710/40971064/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/93000772.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000772/3f09cb0533-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000772/3f09cb0533-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Billy Hathorn (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Kyle_Hotel_in_Temple,_Texas_IMG_2375.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Hathorn (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Kyle_Hotel_in_Temple,_Texas_IMG_2375.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971064","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106824721"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/kyle-hotel-93000772/"}