The Rice (Houston) is a hotel in Houston, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in Houston, Harris County, Texas”. It stands about 1.9 km from the centre of Houston.[3]

Overview

The Rice, formerly the Rice Hotel, is a historical 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 of the Republic of Texas, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

From “The Rice (Houston)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by John Mauran. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.9 km from the centre of Houston. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), about 17 km from the centre of Houston.[4]

It is one of 49 hotels in and around Houston recorded in Wikidata, 15 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Sam Houston Hotel, opened in 1924. See Hotels in Houston.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ The Rice (Houston) (Q7233713). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ The Rice (Houston). Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-15.
  3. ^ Houston (Q16555). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Houston. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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