EMILY MORGAN HOTEL

San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Constructed in 1926 and originally named the Medical Arts Building, 
this historic landmark is a picturesque example of Gothic eclecticism, 
complete with flying buttresses crowning the hexagonal corner tower.  
The medical-arts type of skyscraper was popular in the 1920's as 
physicians sought to exploit the benefits of working together in 
fascilities specially designed for them.  The San Antonio Medical Arts 
Building, designed by architect Ralph Cameron as a flatiron, stands on 
one of the many irregularly shaped sites created as San Antonio's 
downtown streets intersect the winding San Antonio River.  The 
particular corner site of the Medical Arts Building is even more 
interesting as it sits directly next to Alamo Plaza, allowing the 
building to overlook the historic Alamo shrine and its grounds.  
Although it was intended that other buildings continue the wall-edge 
of the flatiron, no such buildings were constructed, leaving the 
Medical Arts Building to stand alone were it can today be clearly 
admired.

The Medical Arts Building was renovated in 1984, reopening as the 
Emily Morgan Hotel.  The new hotel was named for the heroine of the 
Texas Revolution who inspired the "The Yellow Rose of Texas."

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To make the scurk image work I increased the scale slightly, allowing 
some of the Gothic detailing to be seen.  Also, the actual building 
has very muted pink-grey cladding, but such a color in not available 
in SCURK.  Finally, rather than try to draw angled streets binding in 
the triangular lot, I just filled in a plaza.


Created by Lee Sojot
