Dellwood Hotel Under Construction - (Photo TR-0021)
Construction was begun on the Dellwood Hotel, which sat at the crest of the hill were the swimming pool building now sits, in latter 1907. Workers, with their horse-drawn wagons, are shown here during construction. Dellwood Hotel was a large two story building with a basement. The hotel faced the south and slightly southwest.
Dellwood Hotel - (Photo TR-0033)
The hotel was open for business by summer 1908. When completed, Dellwood Hotel provided lavish accommodations with 70 guest rooms. Three fountains in the lobby flowed red, blue, and clear water from the park's mineral springs. A large room on the second floor was used for balls and receptions. The hotel had a barber shop, steam baths, and its own water supply (you can see the tank at the left of this photo) and sewage system.
Dellwood Hotel Front Entrance - (Photo TR-0045)
This is a photo of the steps leading to the front entrance of the Dellwood Hotel. We don't know the identity of the ladies in this photo.
Dellwood Hotel Dining Room - (Photo TR-0050)
The hotel had a large and opulent dining room, shown in this photo. The Edward Florey family still owns some of the chairs from the dining room.
Dellwood Trolley
This photo shows the Dellwood Trolley that ran from the intersection of what are now East First and East Second Streets to Dellwood Park carrying tourists who arrived in town on the Cotton Belt train to the Dellwood Hotel. The car was motor-driven until the 1909 Confederate Convention, when veterans severely overloaded it and burned up the motor. After that time, a horse or mule pulled the trolley.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas
August 2, 1909
Mount Pleasant, Tex., Aug 2. - Owing to the heavy traffic during the opening of the State Confederate reunion here the motor car on Red Springs Street railway broke down and has not yet been repaired. The car has a seating capacity of about twenty persons, but as many as sixty crowded on the car and overtaxed its power. A trailer was built to help carry the passengers, but it was not placed in use owing to the breakdown.
Dellwood Hotel, North Side - (Photo TR-0047)
This is a view of the north side of the Dellwood Hotel, circa 1910. The hotel was built in a "Y" shape, with the porch and entrance forming the base and two wings of guest rooms forming the top.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Tuesday, December 28, 1926
Photo TR-0078
Dellwood Hotel with Trolley Track - (Photo TR-0037)
This is a view of Dellwood Hotel from the west, circa 1910. Red arrows mark the trolley track which ran from downtown Mt. Pleasant to take guests to and from the Dellwood Park and Hotel.
