Meyer Hotel Complex

German native Friedrich Christian Meyer (1828-89) came to Comfort in 1862. A wheelwright, Meyer also ran a stage stop and weigh station at this site. He later purchased the property, which included a small log cabin that he enlarged by adding a second story. In 1869 he constructed a two-story stone residence here for his wife Ernestine (Mueller) (d. 1910), a midwife. A separate wooden structure was built for her work south of the original log cabin in 1872. The building housed maternity rooms for use by women from surrounding area ranches. In 1887, when rail lines were completed through the area and Comfort began showing promise as a resort community, the Meyers constructed a two-story frame building south of their residence to serve as a hotel. The upper floor was used for guests, and the ground floor housed a large kitchen and dining room. With the help of their eight children, Ernestine continued to operate the hotel after her husband's death in 1889 despite a fire that damaged the family home. A second guest house was added east of the first hotel in 1920 by their daughter Julia (Meyer) Ellenberger, who operated the business until her death in 1956.

Comfort, Texas · United States