| Marker Number |
10164 |
| Atlas Number |
5203010164 |
| Marker Title |
Ginocchio Hotel and Restaurant |
| Index Entry |
Ginocchio Hotel and Restaurant |
| Address |
N. Washington and Ginocchio St. |
| City |
Marshall |
| County |
Harrison |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
371609 |
| UTM Northing |
3602392 |
| Subject Codes |
Italian immigrants/immigration; railroads; inns, hotels, motels; restaurants |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Italian-born Charles Ginocchio arrived in Marshall in 1871. He owned several properties near the T&P Railroad depot, including the site of a notorious 1879 shooting that left Maurice Barrymore wounded and fellow actor Ben Porter dead. In 1893-96 Ginocchio commissioned this three-story brick building with first-floor stores, café, lobby, ballroom and dining room, and forty hotel rooms on the upper floors. The foundation is of ironstone, and the interior includes rare hand-carved curly pine detailing. In the late 1960s, the Camargo Corporation and the Max C. Gaines family restored the building and saved it from demolition. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971 |
