Oakes Hotel Building
Why it's listed
Built in 1908-10 and known as "Sealy Flats," this two-story solid brick building at 204 South Oakes in San Angelo served as a hotel and apartment house. Its flat roof, central hall plan and full-width two-story porch with four monumental Doric columns on concrete pedestals give it a Classical Revival character. A second-floor balcony has stick balustrades, the doors have small transoms, and the one-over-one windows have cast stone sills. A narrow one-story brick corridor now links it to an older residence at 109 East Twohig, but only the hotel building is included in the listing. The building reflects San Angelo's growth during the early twentieth century, when cattle and sheep raising expanded and the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad arrived. Hotels and rooming houses were built to house the rising number of businessmen and visitors. Reviewers described it as a rare local example of commercial adaptation of the Classical Revival style. Its physical condition is recorded as good.
Significance in brief: The building dates from a period when San Angelo grew with the expansion of cattle and sheep raising and the arrival of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad. Several hotels and rooming houses were built for the growing number of businessmen and visitors. It is cited as a good, rare local example of commercial adaptation of the Classical Revival style.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88002581, listed November 25, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 204 S. Oakes, San Angelo |
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| County | Tom Green County |
| Listed | November 25, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002581 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1908-10 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is described as good; the site is original. It is attached by a narrow one-story brick corridor to an older residence, which is excluded from the nomination. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.46118, -100.43369 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88002581.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000817
- This listing as JSON
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