Panhandle Inn

301 Main St., Panhandle, Texas. County/parish: Carson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 28, 2017. NRIS 100000693.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Panhandle Inn

The Panhandle Inn, at 301 Main St. in Panhandle, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

It is a 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) building for a hotel and other uses, designed by architect E.F. Rittenberry. It was organized in 1924 and it operated as a hotel until 1972.

The building was on Preservation Texas' 2012 list of most endangered places.

Historically thought to be haunted, the urban legend regarding the property has persisted with the local residents into 21st century.

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