Murray Hotel

Murray Hotel In the center of downtown Silver City, guests have a variety of interesting downtown views. The historic hotel has Queen Rooms, King Rooms and Suites.

DONKEYS DOWNTOWN! and so much more happening in our Silver City MainStreet Project/Arts & Cultural District this weeken...
09/11/2026

DONKEYS DOWNTOWN! and so much more happening in our Silver City MainStreet Project/Arts & Cultural District this weekend.

Creatures of the Gila (last weekend
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 10:00am-4:00pm
Grant County Art Guild STUDIO
307 N Texas

Silco Concessions
Friday & Saturday, 5:00-7:00pm
Silco Theater - MainStreet
311 N Bullard

Live Music: Ray & the Sunshines
Friday, 8:00-11:00pm
Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery - Silver City
200 N Bullard

Silver Lode Scramble New Mexico Pack Burros Race
Saturday, 10:00am-2:00pm
Starting and Ending at Murray Hotel
200 W Broadway

Burro Art Fundraiser
Saturday, 9:00am-3:00pm
Silver City Art Association office
210 W Broadway

Pokemon+
Saturday, 10:00am
Full schedule of classes and events @ silvercitypubliclibrary.org
The Public Library of Silver City, New Mexico
515 W College

The Power of Two: Collaboration
And Fulcrum by Joe Huebner
Exhibits until Oct 3rd
Friday & Saturday 11:00am-5:00pm
Light Art Space
209 W Broadway

Meditation in Studio and Live Stream
Saturday, 8:30am-9:15
Full Schedule .org
Lotus Center of Silver City
211 W Broadway

Artist Trading Cards
Saturday, 1:00-3:00pm
Otter Kayoss
208 W Yankie

The Silver City String Beans & New Mexico Pack Burros awards
Fire & Ice Pizza and Open Space Brewing
Saturday, 4:00-7:00pm
The Seedboat Collective
214 W Yankie

Grant County Pride Festival Drag Show
Saturday, 9:30-1:00pm
Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery - Silver City
200 N Bullard

Church of the Singing Heart presents Tres Viejo
Sunday, 12:00–2:00 pm
Tranquilbuzz Coffee House
300 N Arizona

Silver Lining Serenaders
Sunday, 1:00-4:00 pm
Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery - Silver City
200 N Bullard

Come Visit Us at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center in person
Art Alcove is Silver City art by Silver City artists
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Tonight, we're happy to open our doors to the Gila Native Plant Society for their Meet & Greet. 🌵Thanks to GNPS for the ...
09/10/2026

Tonight, we're happy to open our doors to the Gila Native Plant Society for their Meet & Greet. 🌵

Thanks to GNPS for the work they do keeping Silver City's native flora thriving — from the Silva Creek Botanical Garden to their community programs, it's a group worth knowing. Glad the Murray could host.

Check out their website if you want to know more! https://gilanps.org/

Thank you so much to our Gold Pride Sponsors!!
09/08/2026

Thank you so much to our Gold Pride Sponsors!!

Throwback: Rooms at the Murray Hotel once started at just $2.50 a night! 🪙The Murray opened its doors in 1938, right as ...
09/08/2026

Throwback: Rooms at the Murray Hotel once started at just $2.50 a night! 🪙

The Murray opened its doors in 1938, right as the country was climbing out of the Great Depression. Investing in a brand-new, five-story hotel during those hard economic years was a bold bet on Silver City's future — and it paid off, quickly becoming the heart of the community.

09/07/2026

Exciting things are happening right next door! 🔥 The Branding Iron kitchen is coming together — sheetrock, mudding, and the hood are all done. Follow for the full journey.

Old and new, leaving their mark together. We love seeing pieces of Murray history — like the original Murray Broiler boi...
09/04/2026

Old and new, leaving their mark together. We love seeing pieces of Murray history — like the original Murray Broiler boiler doors — find new purpose in the Branding Iron Restaurant.

W.D. Murray in Central (AKA Santa Clara)After a stint as a military telegraph operator at Fort Bayard and a few years as...
09/02/2026

W.D. Murray in Central (AKA Santa Clara)

After a stint as a military telegraph operator at Fort Bayard and a few years as a clerk at the Government Trading Post, young Billy Murray's path shifted in 1893 when the government discontinued commissioning post traders. At just 23 years old, he opened a store in Central for his former employer, Harry A. Booth, and became Booth's partner a year later. By 1897, at 27, Murray was sole owner, running the growing business alongside his brother, James T. Murray.

That store — the Murray General Merchandise Store — became a lifeline for Fort Bayard and the Central Mining District. Even as Murray's business empire expanded to banking, telephone service, power, water, ranching, and eventually the hotel that would bear his name, he never let go of that first storefront. Long after building the Murray Hotel, he was still there — owner and manager of one of the oldest continuously operated stores in New Mexico.

Unfortunately, I don't have any images of Murray General Merchandise Store, but would love it if anyone does! Please upload your images.

On May 30, 1870, a handful of miners gathered at a cabin by the San Vicente ciénega and gave a new mining district its n...
08/31/2026

On May 30, 1870, a handful of miners gathered at a cabin by the San Vicente ciénega and gave a new mining district its name: Silver City.

Just three days later, on June 2, 1870, a boy named Billy Murray was born more than 700 miles away in Fort Laramie, Wyoming — with no idea his life would one day be tied to that same stretch of New Mexico.

At age 10, Billy came west with his family, settling at Fort Selden near Radium Springs. In 1886, when his father was transferred to Fort Bayard, Billy took work there as a military telegraph operator — tapping out messages and witnessing a growing frontier. A year later, restless and enterprising, he opened his own store in Central, New Mexico.

It would be decades before the Murray was built in downtown Silver City — but the town and the man who'd build one of its landmarks were, it turns out, almost exactly the same age.

I had the pleasure of meeting Sir Ryan this morning! 🐾He's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and his interests are refres...
08/28/2026

I had the pleasure of meeting Sir Ryan this morning! 🐾

He's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and his interests are refreshingly simple: walks, pets, and probably snacks (though he'll never confirm the snacks part — very professional). Friendly, well-mannered, and honestly one of the highlights of my morning.

If you spot him out and about with his people, say hello — he's a Murray Hotel resident and one of our favorite furry four-footed regulars.

The Murray Hotel is honored to host the Doña Ana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution! DAR is a nonprofit...
08/27/2026

The Murray Hotel is honored to host the Doña Ana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution! DAR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan women's service organization founded in 1890, dedicated to historic preservation, education, and patriotism — with members nationwide tracing their lineage back to patriots of the American Revolution.
While you're here this weekend, take some time to explore the heart of downtown, where you can catch live music at The Toad, browse the antiques at Silver City Trading Co. or Manzanita Ridge, take in the local art scene, or grab a bite. Enjoy your stay!

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200 W Broadway Street
Silver City, NM
88061

Telephone

+15759569400

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