Site of
The St. James Hotel
Joseph Alexander Kemp (1861 - 1930),
a Wichita Falls merchant, and Morris Lasker (1840 - 1916), a native of Prussia who later served as state senator from Galveston, formed a partnership in 1892 for the construction of a hotel at this site. Built by Myles O'Reilly, the three-story St. James Hotel was completed one year later and became the center of area social events. Guests were attracted by the good food and music of a hotel orchestra. Business began to decline as new hotels opened in the area and in 1929 the building was demolished. (1980) The free-standing marker is located between Ohio and LaSalle streets, 500 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76301.
33-degrees, 54' 52.2" N 98-degrees, 29' 20.2" W |