Beach Hotel (Galveston)

{{short description|Seasonal resort in Texas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

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| name = The Beach Hotel

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| image = Beach hotel galveston.jpg

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| building_type = Wood-frame hotel

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| location = Galveston, Texas

| owner = William H. Sinclair

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| coordinates ={{coord|29.2889|-94.7886|format=dms|type:landmark|display=title,inline}}

| start_date =

| completion_date = 1882

| demolition_date = 1898

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| floor_count = 4.5

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| architect = Nicholas J. Clayton

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The Beach Hotel was a seasonal resort in Galveston, Texas. Designed by architect Nicholas J. Clayton, it was built in 1882 at a price of US$260,000 (US${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US|260000|1882}}}} in today's terms) to cater to vacationers. Owned by William H. Sinclair, the hotel opened on July 4, 1883, and was destroyed by a mysterious fire in 1898.{{cite web

| url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/1900storm/644897.html

| title = The New York of the Gulf

| date = 2000-08-20

| accessdate = 2007-10-06

| work = Houston Chronicle

| author = Kearney, Syd

}}{{cite web

| url = http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6048/sinclair_genealogy_book.html

| accessdate = 2007-10-06

| date = 2007-10-06

| title = Collection of newspaper sources

}}{{dead link|date=October 2011|bot=AnomieBOT}}{{Cite web |date=2018-10-01 |title=Rosenberg Treasure: The Beach Hotel |url=https://www.galveston.com/the-beach-hotel/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Galveston, TX |language=en-US}}

The front lawn of the beach hotel "provided a site for summer entertainment-fireworks, high-wire walkers, and bands."{{cite web

| url = http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6048/sinclair_genealogy_book.html

| accessdate = 2007-10-06

| title = Collection of newspaper sources

| quote = The front lawn provided a site for summer entertainment-fireworks, high-wire walkers, and bands.

}}{{dead link|date=October 2011|bot=AnomieBOT}}