OLDEST -- Rock Building in City, Rowena TX
N 31° 38.922 W 100° 02.993
14R E 400454 N 3501976
Now used as a VFW Hall, this old feed store is the oldest rock building in Rowena
Waymark Code: WMV1RQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2017
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Rowena's oldest rock building is located at the intersection of the US 67 and Depot Street in Rowena.
A state historic marker at the building reads as follows:
"Oldest rock building in city. Completed in 1903. 24-inch walls are made of sand and lime mix mortar. Originally used as grain and feed store.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967"
In 2016, the building is the home of the local VFW Post No. 9196.
Type of documentation of superlative status: State historic marker
Location of coordinates: at the historic marker
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