AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – A historic downtown Amarillo landmark could soon be getting a new life.
During Tuesday’s Amarillo City Council meeting, developer with Herring Hotel Partners, Todd Harmon and founder of Campo Architecture, John Campo, presented plans to transform the nearly 100-year-old Herring Hotel into a boutique hotel, with the project estimated to cost around $100 million.
“One of our thought processes, as we did with the Barfield, is to recreate that space in commemoration of Amarillo’s history and past. As we plan on programming for this, we’re going to convert it into a four-and-a-half to five-star hotel,” Harmon said.
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The proposal calls for a four-and-a-half-star hotel featuring 226 guest rooms, two restaurants, a pool deck, and a rooftop bar with views of the downtown. Plans also include restoring the hotel’s original Tascosa room, which was once a popular gathering space in Amarillo’s early years…