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The Club Quarters Hotel is a 16-story, Beaux-Arts high-rise at 710 Fannin Street in downtown Houston, Texas, USA. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its former name, the Texas State Hotel.〔(Former Texas State Hotel now on National Register )〕〔(National Historic Registry website )〕 originally planned for the 1928 Democratic National Convention, but due to construction and finance difficulties, was not completed until 1929 (with the help of Jesse Holman Jones).〔(Former Texas State Hotel now on National Register )〕 At one point in the 1980s, The University of Texas owned the property and a hotel-management group ran the hotel, but it proved unprofitable and closed.〔(Former Texas State Hotel now on National Register )〕〔Bernstein, Alan and Jim Barlow. "(I'm up the creek'/Guests are shocked by surprise shutdown of Texas State Hotel )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday July 2, 1986. Section 1, Page 1. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.〕 The Hotel eventually went up for auction in 1987, at which a subsidiary of Texaco had the winning bid of $1.39 million for the property, which was located across the street of their, at the time headquarters at 1111 Rusk.〔Staff. "(Hotel acquired )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday September 20, 1987. Business 8. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.〕 It was left unused until Fannin & Rusk, LP took over the property for redevelopment.〔(Former Texas State Hotel now on National Register )〕 The renovation of the Texas State Hotel won the 2006 Good Brick Awards, given by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance to honor exceptional preservation projects and the people behind them.〔Galehouse, Maggie. "(WINNERS A few Good Bricks )." ''Houston Chronicle''. January 9, 2006. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.〕〔(Greater Houston Preservation Alliance )〕 Since it has opened, it has featured a restaurant, Table 7 Bistro, on the bottom floor.〔Galvani, Paul. "(Great Muffalettas at Table 7 Bistro )." ''Houston Press''. Thursday July 3, 2008. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.〕 == Residences == The hotel building includes several residences, which have the same amenities as the regular guests〔"(Features of Residences )." Club Quarters Hotel. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.〕 The residences are zoned to the Houston Independent School District. Residents are zoned to Bruce Elementary School,〔"(Bruce Elementary Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.〕 E.O. Smith Education Center (for middle school),〔"(Smith Middle Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 and Davis High School.〔"(Davis High School Attendance Zone )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Club Quarters Hotel (Houston)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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