| Address: 114 W. Sealy (US 80) | |
| Directions: 114 W. Sealy (US 80), Monahans | |
| Marker #: 5475003748 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1966 | |
| Size, type: 18 x 28" Subject | |
| Last reported condition: None | |
| Old Holman Hotel - Built about 1910 by Mr. and Mrs. Jas. R. Holman, 1898 settlers in Monahans. "Dad" Holman had a lumber and coal business, dray, and livery stable; he met daily trains and took homeseekers of salesmen to the family hotel. One of family's six children was Eugene Holman (1895-1962), petroleum industry leader who rose in 1944 to presidency of Standard Oil of New Jersey, the world's largest oil company. Outstanding in labor relations, he was an advisor to U.S. Dept. of Commerce; won (1960) American Petroleum Institute gold medal for distinguished achievement. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.) | |
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Decimal degrees: N 31.594269 W -102.894510
Degrees, minutes: N 31 35.656 W 0102 53.671 UTM: Zone 13, Easting 699766, Northing 3497388 |
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