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Hotel Blessing
Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Blessing

Blessing’s first place on the National RegisterListed Feb 1, 1979; only 539 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older
Mission RevivalListed 1979Blessing
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hotel Blessing

Hotel Blessing, at Ave. B, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 1, 1979: the first place in Blessing to be listed. Only 539 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Mission Revival, as it does for 35 other Texas listings. The listing covers 1.1 acres.

What it isHistoric place in Matagorda County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 46 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1907 to today

  1. 1907Built, designed by Jules Leffland
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
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Finding Hotel Blessing

Ave. B, Blessing

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No other Register listing is within a short walk.

Memories of Hotel Blessing

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Questions about Hotel Blessing

Is Hotel Blessing on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 1, 1979 (Register number 79002993).

Is Hotel Blessing a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Hotel Blessing?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hotel Blessing?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40972948 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.