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The Menger Hotel was constructed in 1859 under the direction of owner William A. Menger and architect John Fries. The original two-story building (pictured) occupies a prominent location in downtown San Antonio, only 100 yards from the site of the Alamo. It is the Menger that has housed personalities such as Theodore Roosevelt (pictured), Sidney Lanier, Babe Ruth, Mae West, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Sarah Bernhardt, and Gutzon Borglum, just to name a few.

More than 130 years of refinements have created a masterpiece of traditional elegance and atmosphere at the Menger. The hotel now boasts five stories, 316 rooms, and unparalleled amenities. Guests not only get to experience the history and charm of a national landmark, but also to enjoy the comfort of a high-class hotel. Although much of the architecture, history, appointments, and artifacts found at the Menger Hotel certainly qualify as museum-quality, it remains a public hotel - as it has been since 23 years after the fall of the Alamo.

In 1887, Manager Hermann Kampmann decided that a new taproom should be built within the hotel as a replica of the House of Lords Pub in London. The architect, who was sent to England to examine the pub, installed a paneled ceiling of cherrywood, booths and beveled mirrors from France, and decorated glass cabinets at a cost of $60,000.

It was in this bar that Teddy Roosevelt recruited many of his Rough Riders, volunteers for the American volunteer Cavalry in the Spanish-American war.

Pictures of the uniforms in a display case on the left in the preceding picture.

The Menger Hotel in on the Alamo Plaza and 1 1/5 blocks from the River Walk.  The following map was drawn for the Alamo battle and the location of the Hotel was added to the map.

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