- Warren’s Inn
307 Travis
316 Milam
1857 or 1868 - The Bethje-Lang building that was at 316 Milam was likely built in 1857 or 1868
1874 - Per HCAD (and other sources), the building at 307 Travis was built in 1874
1978 - Houston City Directory has no alphabetic listing for Warren’s Inn, and lists both 316 Milam and 307 Travis as “vacant”
1978 - Oldest license in TABC’s online records for “Warren’s Inn” at 307 Travis (which show continuous license for same through present (from 1978-88, under Carolyn Wenglar’s name), but note potentially conflicting Houston City Directory listings for 307 Travis)
1980 - Houston City Directory has no alphabetic listing for Warren’s Inn, but lists a “Warner’s Inn” at 316 Milam; 307 Travis is listed as “Market Square Food & Beverage” (with “restr” notation)
1981-1982 - Houston City Directory lists “Warren’s Inn” at 316 Milam; 307 Travis is listed as “Market Square Food & Beverage” (with “restr” notation)
1984 - Houston City Directory lists “Warren’s Inn” at 316 Milam; 307 Travis is listed as “Market Square Food & Beverage” (with “restr” notation)
1986 - Houston City Directory lists “Warren’s Inn” at 316 Milam
Warren’s Inn was at the Milam location until 1988 or 1989, when the building was bulldozed and replaced with a parking garage. The bulldozers showed up in the middle of the night to ensure no one would be there to protest.