Tyler Celebrates reopening of the Mayfair Building

TYLER – The City of Tyler held the grand reopening of the historic Mayfair Building Thursday. The renovation is part of the city’s Master Plan to restore the Rose Complex. Mayor Don Warren, who hosted the event, announced that the Mayfair Building has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places alongside the Tyler Rose Garden. The City of Tyler renovation plan was to update the building physically, while staying true to its almost century old roots.

Mayor Warren said about the look of the Mayfair Building before renovations, “I wish you could have seen this building a year ago. The floor was sunk in, there were termites everywhere. You could see daylight from inside. You can see the sun with the holes in the roof, so we have brought this back to life.”

Those in the city supervising the renovation concentrated on keeping the original wood floors, windows and the dressing room Elvis Presley had once used.

The community was invited inside during the grand reopening where live music from the Tuxedo Cats was played and mocktails, in name of famous artists who performed there, were served. Years ago, the dancehall held concerts of stars like Dolly Parton, BB King, Johnny Cash and many others.

The Mayfair is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a program that coordinates the efforts to protect America’s historic places.