Next to Main Plaza is a hotel that has both Texas and National Landmark designations … the story of The Kendall right after this …

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The Kendall has had several names and owners since 1859.  It started when Erastus and Sarah Reed from Georgia purchased the land from John James for $200.  They built the center section as their home.  They began renting out the 4 spare rooms to stagecoach travelers and horsemen, as the inns grounds served as a wagon yard for ranchers.

Then it was called the Reed House, then the King Place when Col. Henry C. King took over.  Next owners J.C. Rountree and W.L. Wadsworth turned it into the Boerne Hotel.  In 1909, Dr. Barnitz renamed it Ye Kendall Inn and added electrical wiring and community bathrooms.  Today The Kendall is one of the few remaining 19th Century Resort Hotels in Texas.

 I’m Tom Allred with Boerne Texas History and this is Boerne Radio 103.9FM.