Commercial Hotel

Alabama native William P. Daily (1865-1941) and his family arrived in Floyd County in 1911, settling briefly in the Muncy community before moving to Floydada, where he opened a feed, coal, and wagon yard and recognized the need for a hotel there. Construction began in 1912, and the hotel opened in January 1913 with 21 guest rooms. It catered mostly to traveling salesmen, whom Daily transported from the railroad station in a horse-drawn buggy and allowed to display their wares in the hotel lobby. In 1964, the hotel was renamed The Lamplighter Inn.

Floydada, Texas · United States