  The
City Hotel, owned by grocer and opera house proprietor, C.E. Carter, was
located on Preston Street. The main section of the Hotel was
moved from Mantua. It had been the home of Dr. James Lafayette
Leslie, Van Alstyne's first businessman.
Between chimneys on the south end was the home of Dr. James L. Leslie. The north end was added and became the Carter Hotel, known later as "Commercial Hotel", which burned in 1922. Mr. C.E. Carter, owner, and his daughter, Sallie Mae (Mrs. Lyman Umphress), are on the left of the downstairs porch.  Van Alstyne History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |