​Hotel Provident and
​Heierman Building

​T
R
A
V
I
S

C
O
U
N
T
​Y

Marker No: 14733

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 30.266867,-97.742119

Marker Text: ​ Built in 1887, apparently as a hotel, for Tom Smith. Contractor was Austin mayor Joseph Nalle. The "Hotel Provident" operated under various names until the 1920s. In conjunction with the hotel, the lower floor houses numerous businesses, including a newspaper, a law office. The "Texas Invention Co.". and 1900-45, various enterprises of J. Frank and John G. Heierman. The facade, with its erroneous date, was altered after 1900. (1974) 

Location: 115-117 East 5th Street, Austin