Camino Real Hotel
101 South El Paso Street
El Paso, Texas 79901
Zach T. White first envisioned his hotel in 1892, but it was not until 1912 that the hotel was completed. He hired Henry C. Trost and together they studied the structures in San Francisco which had withstood the Great Earthquake of 1906. They designed a brick, steel and terra-cotta building with interior walls made of gypsum from nearby White Sands, New Mexico, that was not only structurally sound but fireproof as well.
Over the years, the building has undergone several remodelings, the most recent of which was in 1986 when the 17-story tower was added and the old building was completely renovated and restored.
Historic markers located at the Camino Real Hotel include A City is Born, Hotel Paso del Norte, The Death of a Marshall, and Four Men Shot Dead.
