Preslar-Hewitt Building - Taylor, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 30° 34.230 W 097° 24.588
14R E 652495 N 3383080
Hugo Hunke built this two-story commercial structure in 1914 to anchor an important block. It provided first floor space for two businesses and up to seven offices on the second floor.
Waymark Code: WMQ16Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2015
Views: 2
Text on historical marker:
Early occupants included Strand Tailors and Menefee Grocery. It has served a variety of other businesses, but is remembered as the site of Preslar-Hewitt Pharmacy, 1929-1954. Detailing includes pilasters, capitals, transoms, decorative tile work and an entablature with dentil course.
Street address: 321-323 N. Main Taylor, Texas USA 76574
County / Borough / Parish: Williamson
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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