The Stockyards’ newest addition is an ornate Western wonder.
By Kelsey Vanderschoot
Published in
Business & Economy
April 22, 2021
9:08 am
It was pouring rain when I wandered into the Hotel Drover inside Fort Worth’s historic Stockyards, an Autograph Collection hotel. The space is the latest addition to the $175 million redevelopment of Mule Alley, a partnership project by the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Majestic Realty Co, and the Hickman Companies, to renovate the Stockyards’ historic mule barns into retail shops, restaurants, and offices.
A quick glance into the lobby announced the space’s luxe ranch feel, an elevated nod to its locale, but a second look revealed impressive intricacy that begged me to spend the next half hour dissecting the room, including perusing a two-story library filled with books on everything Texas. I sat in one of the lobby’s several cowhide chairs with leather fringe backs, admiring a chandelier made of antlers one of the hotel