The Ginocchio, Victorian hotel and restaurant near Texas and Pacific Railway station in Marshall, United States.
The Ginocchio is a historic hotel building erected in 1896 beside the Texas and Pacific Railway station in Marshall, Texas. It stands on the same side of the tracks as the station, so arriving passengers reached its hotel and restaurant rooms directly. It reopened in 2017 as a restaurant and bar after two years of renovation.
The Ginocchio was built in 1896 beside the Texas and Pacific Railway station in Marshall, on the same side of the tracks, so passengers who stepped off the train reached a hotel and restaurant directly. It later hosted several U.S. presidents and actor John Barrymore. After two years of renovation it reopened in 2017 as a restaurant and bar.
The Ginocchio takes its name from the family that built it, and the surrounding Ginocchio Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel stood on the same side of the tracks as the Texas and Pacific Railway station, so arriving passengers reached its rooms and dining room directly.
The restaurant is situated near the railroad depot and easy to reach on foot from downtown. Visitors should know it operates as an upscale establishment, so casual attire may not be appropriate and reservations are recommended during busy hours.
The building sits in the Ginocchio Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the hotel name comes from the family that built it. Actor John Barrymore stayed here; his father Maurice Barrymore was shot at the Marshall train station in 1879.
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