​Nimitz Hotel

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Marker No: 10089

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.271526, -98.864601

Location: 340 East Main Street, Fredericksburg

Marker Text: ​This property was purchased by Charles Henry Nimitz, Sr., in 1855. By 1860 the Nimitz Hotel was established, hosting frontier travelers and providing a home for the large Nimitz family. Expanded in the 1870s to feature a steamboat shaped facade, the hotel was a center for community activities. It was sold by the family in 1926 and underwent major alterations. In 1964 it became a museum honoring Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and those who served with him in World War II. The steamboat facade was later rebuilt and remains a local landmark. (1989)