Old Mercantile Building - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This historic marker is located on the east side of the Old Mercantile Building at the corner of S Water Street and Main Street in downtown Sonora.

This beautifully restored historic building is also listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.

Marker Number: 3765 Marker Text: Kentucky native Ed R. Jackson (1860-1911), a prominent local rancher and banker, had this two-story Italianate commercial building constructed in 1902-03. Located on the site of an early hotel and a later mercantile store, both of which were destroyed by fire, the limestone structure features an ornate facade of cast iron and pressed tin. First occupied by a mercantile store on the ground floor, it also provided second floor space for offices and a community hall. Other occupants included early lawyers and doctors, and the first established telephone exchange in Sonora. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1981

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