Shamrock Hotel
| Shamrock Hotel | |
|---|---|
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| Hotel chain | Hilton Hotels & Resorts |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Main St. & W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, United States |
| Opening | March 17, 1949 |
| Closed | June 1986 |
| Demolished | June 1, 1987 |
| Owner | Glenn McCarthy Pat O'Brien |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1,100 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
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The Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s. The grand opening of the Shamrock is still cited as one of the biggest social events ever held in Houston. Sold to Hilton Hotels in 1955 and operated for over three decades as the Shamrock Hilton, the facility endured financial struggles throughout its history. Hilton Hotels sold the hotel to the Texas Medical Center in 1985 and it was demolished in 1987. The former hotel site is now campus locations for Texas A&M Institute of Biosciences and Technology and DeBakey High School for the Health Professions.