Beach Hotel (Galveston)
Designed by architect Nicholas J. Clayton, it was built in 1882 at a price of US$260,000 (US$8.21 million 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.[1][2][3] The front lawn of the beach hotel "provided a site for summer entertainment-fireworks, high-wire walkers, and bands.[1] The roof had an octagonal dome, which housed the water tanks, and was painted in large red and white stripes, and the eaves were trimmed in a golden green.[2] The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept 25, 1900 that the hotel was rebuilt after the fire but was later swept into the gulf during the 1900 Galveston hurricane, killing 300 guests.