San Antonio: The Historic Menger Hotel

San Antonio: The Historic Menger Hotel

  • <p>Three storey building with sign saying Menger Hotel</p>
  • <p>William Menger (DeGolyer Library, SMU)</p> <p>Portrait of William Menger</p>
  • <p>Menger Hotel, ca. 1880s (Historic Menger Hotel)</p> <p>Two storey Menger Hotel with horse-drawn buggies in front</p>
  • <p>Hotel bar, ca. 1940s (Historic Menger Hotel)</p> <p>People sitting in booths in a bar</p>
  • <p>Hotel bar today (Historic Menger Hotel)</p>

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Touted as the oldest standing hotel West of the Mississippi, the Menger Hotel today has been restored to return much of its 1859 beauty. Inside, visitors can sit in the famous lobby where cattle barons built their empires. The hotel also features an impressive collection of historical artifacts and paintings from the 19th century.

The Historic Menger Hotel