Driskill Hotel, National Register Historic hotel in downtown Austin, United States.
The Driskill Hotel is a historic hotel in central Austin, Texas. The four-story building made of white limestone and pressed brick displays Romanesque arches, towers, and ornate facades.
A cattle rancher from Missouri opened the property in December 1886 with a large celebration. The hotel changed ownership several times but remained open continuously and underwent thorough renovation in the 1990s.
The name honors Jesse Driskill, a cattle rancher who built the structure according to his own vision. Guests walk through entrance halls with colored mosaic floors and sit in rooms beneath tall painted ceilings.
The hotel sits at the intersection of 6th Street and Brazos Street, a few steps from music venues and restaurants. The entrance leads directly from the sidewalk into the reception hall, which is accessible for wheelchair users.
Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird used the hotel as an informal campaign center in the 1950s. On election night in 1964, Johnson followed the presidential returns here and later gave a victory speech in one of the ballrooms.
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