Lisa Helbing
Hexagon Hotel Mineral Wells TX 3
Hexagon shaped hotel designed and built by David G. Galbraith located in Mineral Wells in the 700 block of N. Oak St. Construction was started in 1895 and completed in 1897. The hotel was the first electrically lighted hotel in the city, and the hexagon shape was designed to achieve maximum air circulation 61 years before air conditioning became available. Mr. galbraith was the inventor of the paper clip, and along with five other men invented the synthetic fiber acetate. The hotel was demolished in 1959.
The Convention Hall building at 715 N. Oak St., located next door to the Hexagon House, was built in 1925 on the site of Mineral Well's first electrical generating plant (DC). The Convention Hall was torn down by the city in 1977.
The Hexagon Hotel was started in 1895 and completed in 1897. It was constructed of long-leaf yellow pine; the exterior was cypress siding and the roof was covered with hand-split cypress shingles. The interior was of "Heart of Pine" wood.
All the stone work was done by two English stone masons. The building was constructed with pegs and square nails. The four staircases were started at the top and spiraled down through the five floors. The lobby floor was covered with hexagon-shaped tan, brown and blue tiles. The rooms were hexagon-shaped with a bath between every two rooms. The house was torn down for the materials in the building in September 1959. (This information is found on p.106 "Time Was in Mineral Wells" by A.F. Weaver)
Hexagon Hotel Mineral Wells TX 3
Hexagon shaped hotel designed and built by David G. Galbraith located in Mineral Wells in the 700 block of N. Oak St. Construction was started in 1895 and completed in 1897. The hotel was the first electrically lighted hotel in the city, and the hexagon shape was designed to achieve maximum air circulation 61 years before air conditioning became available. Mr. galbraith was the inventor of the paper clip, and along with five other men invented the synthetic fiber acetate. The hotel was demolished in 1959.
The Convention Hall building at 715 N. Oak St., located next door to the Hexagon House, was built in 1925 on the site of Mineral Well's first electrical generating plant (DC). The Convention Hall was torn down by the city in 1977.
The Hexagon Hotel was started in 1895 and completed in 1897. It was constructed of long-leaf yellow pine; the exterior was cypress siding and the roof was covered with hand-split cypress shingles. The interior was of "Heart of Pine" wood.
All the stone work was done by two English stone masons. The building was constructed with pegs and square nails. The four staircases were started at the top and spiraled down through the five floors. The lobby floor was covered with hexagon-shaped tan, brown and blue tiles. The rooms were hexagon-shaped with a bath between every two rooms. The house was torn down for the materials in the building in September 1959. (This information is found on p.106 "Time Was in Mineral Wells" by A.F. Weaver)