[Historic Marker Application: El Paisano Hotel]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for El Paisano Hotel, in Marfa, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.

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[9] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 5 photographs

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Texas Historical Commission 1979.

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for El Paisano Hotel, in Marfa, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.

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[9] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 5 photographs

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These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #1] (Photograph)

[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #1]

Photograph of the El Paisano Hotel in marfa, Texas. The flat roofed building has two stories and several cars parked diagonally to it.

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #1], ark:/67531/metapth392711

[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #2] (Photograph)

[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #2]

Photograph of the El Paisano Hotel in marfa, Texas. The structure is a two story white building with cars parked to the side.

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #2], ark:/67531/metapth392829

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #3]

Photograph of the El Paisano Hotel in Marfa, Texas. The structure is a two story with decorative emblems and two trees with branches bare.

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #3], ark:/67531/metapth392762

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #4]

Photograph of the El Paisano Hotel in marfa, Texas.

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #4], ark:/67531/metapth392873

[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #5] (Photograph)

[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #5]

Photograph of the El Paisano Hotel in Marfa, Texas. The interior of the house has arching support beans and a bull head mounted on one wall.

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[El Paisano Hotel Photograph #5], ark:/67531/metapth392778

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  • 1979

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  • Feb. 23, 2014, 5:41 p.m.

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: El Paisano Hotel], text, 1979; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth391200/: accessed June 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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