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Hilton Fort Worth
The 1921 Hotel Texas, where John F. Kennedy spent his last night and gave his last address on the morning of November 22, 1963.
- Built
- 1921Completed 1921 as the Hotel Texas.
- Style
- Chicago School / Renaissance (terra cotta detailing)
- Architect
- Sanguinet & Staats with Mauran, Russell & Crowell
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Downtown Fort Worth
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Local landmark; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Fort Worth civic leaders began planning the hotel in 1919, and the Hotel Texas was completed in 1921 to designs supervised by Sanguinet and Staats, with elaborate terra cotta detailing. President John F. Kennedy stayed here the night before his assassination and gave his last address in the Crystal Ballroom on the morning of November 22, 1963. The hotel was later remodeled for the convention center, operated as a Hyatt Regency and a Radisson, and relaunched as Hilton Fort Worth after Hilton bought it.
Good to know
- Address: 815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.