Details for Excelsior House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5315008031
Data
| Marker Number | 8031 |
| Atlas Number | 5315008031 |
| Marker Title | Excelsior House |
| Index Entry | Excelsior House |
| Address | Vale St. and Austin |
| City | Jefferson |
| County | Marion |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 374066 |
| UTM Northing | 3625114 |
| Subject Codes | inns, hotels, motels |
| Marker Year | 1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Oldest hotel in East Texas. Frame part built in 1850s; brick wing added 1864. Among famous guests during river port days of Jefferson were Presidents Grant and Hayes, and poet Oscar Wilde. Restored 1961-63 by Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |