The Hudspeth House is nestled in the historic downtown square area of Canyon, Texas and is within walking distance to West Texas A&M University, Canyon's square, & the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum.  Palo Duro Canyon,  is less than 15 minutes away. The Palo Duro Canyon is 2nd only in size to the Grand Canyon, but just as majestic and much more accessible. Palo Duro Canyon offers camping, horseback riding, hiking trails, and mountain bike trails. Canyon, Texas offers more than just Palo Duro Canyon to it's guests. With antique shopping, horseback riding, parks, swimming, Dove Creek Ranch day spa, amusement parks, water parks and much, much more, Canyon, Texas has the small town feel to help you relax and all the amenities that you will enjoy. Host to Murder Mystery Getaways, the Hudspeth House is a great setting to take you back to the old west days where the Good the Bad and the Guilty join together in murderous mayhem. If you want a good 'ol "who done it" come to the Hudspeth House to test your new found skills as a sleuth. The Hudspeth House Bed and Breakfast in Canyon, Texas is the place for the quiet getaway that you have been dreaming of.  Enjoy fresh homemade cookies and iced tea or lemonade every afternoon while you relax. Built in 1909, the historic Hudspeth House Bed and Breakfast is one of the most prominent structures in Canyon, Texas. It was built by the Turk Brothers and was originally located at 1st street just west of the town square. It is interesting to note that this house was ordered out of a Sears and Roebuck Catalog. Yes, a kit home from Sears! From all research, it appears to have cost around $2500.00 - quite a sum in those days, even for a home that has ten bedrooms and ten bathrooms and boasts over 8000 square feet! The price included everything from the building plans to the nails to put it together...Sears would even furnish it for you (for a price)!!! In 1910, the West Texas Normal College (a teacher’s college) was established on the site of what is now West Texas A&M University. One of the teachers to be hired was Miss Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth. She needed a place to live, and like most of the families with large homes, the Turks took her on as a boarder. Miss Hudspeth helped the Turks financially with the completion of the house with an understanding of being repaid. In 1912 Canyon saw one of the biggest droughts in its history. Many of the farmers and ranchers lost everything. The Turks lost their dry goods business and could not afford their debts, including the debt to Miss Hudspeth. So, in 1913 the house was deeded to Miss Hudspeth as repayment of the loan. She then had the house moved to its current location at 1905 4th Ave.  The house was put on railroad ties with wheels attached and rolled by steam tractor down 4th Avenue. The current innkeepers, Jill and Van Shelton are the tenth owners of this magnificent home. Guests can choose to stay in Canyon and shop, go to the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum at the West Texas A&M University and learn about the history of the Palo Duro Canyon which is nearby, visit the shops on the Square, or just lounge on the wonderfully large front porch and watch the small town pass by. The Hudspeth House Bed and Breakfast is also located less than 20 minutes from Amarillo, Texas, which holds a wealth of things to do year round from amusement parks, golf, great restaurants, shopping and entertainment galore. If our patrons want to travel a bit farther from Canyon, they are within driving distance to Fritch, Texas, which is home to some great camping and fishing at Lake Meredith. Even if both of those sound great, don’t forget to consider that Hudspeth House Bed and Breakfast is 15 miles from the entrance to one of the largest natural canyons in the United States - Palo Duro Canyon! Second in size only to the Grand Canyon, This is a wonderful place to view the handiwork of God in nature! Hiking, bike trails and horseback riding is available in Palo Duro Canyon. It is also a wonderful place to camp and view the splendor of God’s creation. It is worth the time to see His majestic hand at work. Much more that just a hotel or motel, the historic Hudspeth House is available for parties, weddings, receptions, meetings and retreats. It has hosted a variety of social events including marriage retreats, weddings from four to one hundred people, family reunions and even bridge clubs. For the Summer of 2000 the backyard opened for outdoor weddings and other events. The home and porches can comfortably accommodate 100 for an indoor wedding and reception or other events. If you have need for a special event please speak to Jill or Van who are here to help you - we are available to take care of any detail that you can imagine.