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$20M renovation in the works for the historic Stockyards Hotel
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The Stockyards Hotel was established in 1907. | Photo by FTWtoday
A facelift is on the books for the historic Stockyards Hotel that would add a $20 million refresh to the anchor of the historic cultural area.

Stockyards Heritage Development Co. — a partnership between Majestic Realty Co. and Hickman Companies that were responsible for the development of Mule Alley and Hotel Drover — filed a permit to remodel the 1907 hotel.

The 26,500-sqft construction project would run from January 2025 to July 2026. Designed by Dallas-based Nunzio Marc DeSantis Architects, the renovations include:
  • Demolition and remodels for guest rooms
  • A new front canopy
  • Renovated exterior patio
  • Revised public spaces
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The Stockyards Hotel was once know as Hotel Chandler.

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Photo courtesy of Texas Photograph Collection/UTA Libraries

The original wood-framed hotel was demolished in 1913 and replaced with a three-story brick building. In the 1980s, Marshall Young and Tom Yater restored the structure in a “style befitting the former glory days of the Texas Cattlemen” before Fort Worth Heritage Development Co. purchased it in 2022.

The news comes on the heels of the $1 billion Stockyards expansion, for which Majestic Realty, Hickman Companies, and other private developers will contribute $630 million.
Asked

Which infamous duo once stayed at the Stockyards Hotel?
The Old West hotel also hosted celebrities including George Strait, Willie Nelson, Chuck Norris, and Nolan Ryan.

A. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
B. Leopold and Loeb
C. Bonnie and Clyde
D. Frank and Jesse James
Identify the outlaws
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