One of the most recognizable landmarks in Houston’s downtown is the former Rice Hotel. The iconic three-bay, E-shaped building has graced the corner of Main and Texas for more than a century after formally opening in 1913.

The Rice, formerly the Rice Hotel, is an historic building at 909 Texas Avenue in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The current building is the third to occupy the site. It was completed in 1913 on the site of the former Capitol building of the Republic of Texas, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2017年2月22日 · The Rice Hotel closed by court order in 1977 after Houston’s new stringent fire codes caused it to be declared unsafe. It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

The renovated historic Rice Hotel offers a glamorous and prestigious urban address. Stroll through the magnificent lobby with stained glass skylight or peruse the lavish and restored Crystal Ballroom. Ground-level retail offers residents a wide variety of services in a convenient setting.

Opening in 1913, the Rice Hotel played host to national conventions, presidents, astronauts, and foreign dignitaries of all stripes.

The Rice Hotel is one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in Houston, but few know the history of the block that it sits on. The site of the Rice Hotel originally belonged to the capitol building of Texas.

Learn about the history of one of the most iconic structures in Downtown Houston and live in one of our spacious apartment homes for rent at The Rice.

The Rice Hotel was repositioned in 1996 and is considered one of the primary catalyst projects leading to the emerging renaissance of downtown Houston.

2017年2月21日 · The Post Rice Lofts, formerly known as the Rice Hotel, is a preserved historic building located at 909 Texas Avenue in Houston. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. ( Marie D. De Jeséºs / Houston...

2020年1月2日 · HOUSTON – Before the Rice became a luxury high rise apartment complex in Downtown Houston, the iconic E-shaped building was once a hotel built on the same site as the Texas capitol.