Hotel ICON

Name: Hotel ICON
Address: 220 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, US
Price range: $$

Our historic boutique hotel is in the heart of Houston's business, legal, entertainment and sport districts.

Our pet-friendly property features 135 rooms, including 18 suites and offers complimentary downtown shuttle service. Every great city has a landmark hotel that speaks volumes about its history and embodies a sense of place. In Houston, that landmark is the Hotel ICON, an exclusive member of Marriott's Autograph Collection, located in the heart of downtown at the confluence of dynamic business, the

ater, legal and sports districts. Originally built in 1911 as the Union National Bank Building, Hotel ICON thoughtfully balances irreplaceable period detail, grand neoclassical architecture and dynamic, contemporary appointments. Intimacy, sumptuous surroundings and modern efficiency lure the well-heeled traveler as well as the local movers and shakers.

Address

220 Main Street
Houston, TX
77002

Website

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houak-hotel-icon-autograph-collection/, https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/li

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Our History

There are few hotels in Houston that speak eloquently to the rich history of our celebrated city as Hotel ICON does. Its very name evokes ICON’s legendary presence in a bold urban landscape built by men whose imaginations were inspired within our very corridors.

Originally constructed to house one of the state’s most prominent financial institutions at the time, the Union National Bank, the building was erected in 1911 by renowned architectural firm Mauran, Russell & Crowell. At 12 stories, it was one of the nation’s first concrete and steel skyscrapers. The firm’s neoclassical concept for the structure was a marvelous nod to Grecian design: classic Corinthian columns span the exterior and decorative keystones feature the god Mercury, the Roman god of commerce (and trickery). Thirty-foot Doric columns line the interior. From the very beginning, the magnificent building was a stunning homage to the entrepreneurial spirit of Houston.

The building soon became a magnet for an impressive list of illustrious tenants, including Jesse H. Jones, architect John Staub, international construction firm Brown and Root, and law firm Fulbright & Jaworksi. For 35 years, it was also home to the first investment banking firm in Texas, Neuhaus & Co.

In 2004, this historic landmark was restored and transformed into Hotel ICON. The building retained its distinguished Bedford limestone and brick facade while sporting a lustrous new interior created by the San Francisco-based design firm, Candra Scott and Anderson. In 2012, the interior was refreshed and revitalized to capture the contemporary energy of Houston’s invigorating modern urban atmosphere and provide an even more genuine Texas experience.