J. Pabst Building - Tyler, TX - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

Located mid-block on the Northeast side of the courthouse square in downtown Tyler. It is show on an old 1877 Tyler map (map link) but ownership is not shown. It is not known whether Mr. Pabst was the builder or if he purchased it for investment. Over the years it has been many things from a barber shop to a lawyer's office. It is currently vacant.

THE PERSON
From U.S. GenWeb Archives

Mr. Pabst emigrated to America in 1844, landing at Castle Garden, New York, where he lived five years. In 1849, he partook of the gold excitement and went to California, remaining there until 1852, when he removed to Texas and settled in Tyler, where he lived a good citizen up to his death.

On his arrival in Tyler, he secured a home and a suitable place for his business-that of a tanner, and opened up a tan yard and made his business a very prosperous one. By foresight and industry he accumulated quite a fortune in real property, and as Tyler grew it made him money, and as a good business man he built business houses and improved other property, that secured a rich revenue for him in his declining years. Full of vim and energy, he greatly assisted Tyler in advancing rapidly to the front as the leading city in East Texas. He prospered in his business and invested his surplus money in real estate, that added greatly to the development of his town and county.

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