Old Castillo Hotel - St. Martinville, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Castillo Hotel is located in the area known as the Evangeline Oak Park. It appeared in fine condition.From research, the Castillo Hotel was sold to the Sisters of Mercy, who operated the Convent of Mercy School there for almost 90 years. It was then sold in 1986 and returned to service as a place of lodging and hospitality. Entire area is a great place to visit.
From the State of Louisiana Register website, located here, more history states:
The Old Castillo Hotel is of commercial and social significance because it is the only surviving example of the type of hotel which served the steamboat trade on Bayou Teche during the era of steamboat transportation. Steamboat travelers stayed there, along with other visitors to St. Martinville, which in this period was a fashionable resort as well as a commercial focal point. In addition, the hotel served the community as a restaurant-and tavern, and as a setting for community activities, including balls, parties, and banquets. Today it is generally recognized by local citizens as a historical landmark reflecting St. Martinville's heritage as a steamboat town......The death of Madame Castillo in April, 1899 brought a close to the hotel era of the building. A month later, the property was purchased by the Sisters of Mercy for the purpose of expanding their educational facilities which already encompassed most of that block. For the past eighty years this building has housed Mercy High School.

Street address: 220 Port St. St. Martinville, LA USA 70582 County / Borough / Parish: St. Martin Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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