Hotel Blessing is a historic

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located in

Blessing, Texas Blessing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Blessing had its start when the railroad finally was extended to that point, and first settlers accepted the name "Blessing" after their first choice of "Thank ...

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. The hotel was designed by

Jules Leffland Julius Carl "Jules" Leffland (September 9, 1854 – October 21, 1924) was a Danish-born architect known for his work in Victoria, Texas, and throughout South Texas. He was active in South Texas from approximately 1886 until the 1910s. Many of h ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. The hotel has been a community gathering place since it opened in 1907Carmack, Liz
''Historic Hotels of Texas''
, Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas, 2007. pp 44-46. The building was added to the

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on February 1, 1979. Hotel Blessing was built by Jonathan Edwards Pierce, Blessing's founder. It was designed in an unusual expression of the

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style using an entirely wood facade instead of

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over

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."Hotel Blessing" ''Texas Historic Sites Atlas''.
Retrieved Dec 27, 2008. Pierce built the hotel to provide lodging for land seekers settling the region and traveling salesmen. The hotel was refinished and painted in the 1930s. During

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, wives and girlfriends of soldiers at

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in Palacios would frequent the inn. Since World War II, the camp closed and

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service stopped. The hotel stopped renting rooms in 1972. In 1977, Able Pierce, Jonathan Pierce's grandson, and his wife Ruth renovated and reopened the hotel. The hotel was deeded to the Blessing Historical Society, which currently operates the hotel. The hotel has 25 rooms, most which have a semiprivate

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or share a bathroom in a hall. The hotel also has a popular coffee shop, where locals gather to discuss community events.

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"The Hotel Blessing Coffee Shop" ''TexasBob.com''
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Hotel Blessing Hotel Blessing is a historic hotel located in Blessing, Texas, United States. The hotel was designed by Jules Leffland of Victoria. The hotel has been a community gathering place since it opened in 1907Carmack, Liz''Historic Hotels of Texas'', Te ...

Hotels established in 1907 Hotel buildings completed in 1907 Mission Revival architecture in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Matagorda County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks 1907 establishments in Texas

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