OLDEST Continuously Operating Ralston-Purina Feed Store - Mart, TX
N 31° 32.498 W 096° 50.087
14R E 705549 N 3491663
An addendum plaque below the Texas Historical Marker at the Watson Feed Store, 308 Texas Ave, Mart, TX, notes that it is the oldest continuously operating Ralston-Purina feed store.
Waymark Code: WM13ZXT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2021
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The plaque reads:
Watson Feed Store, the oldest continuously operating Ralston-Purina Feed Store, continues to be a commercial resource and gathering place for the community.
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This building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and the historical marker provides some background:
Ruff Watson (1879-1950) bought this site in 1903 and established the R. Watson Feed Store. He offered a variety of goods and services, including feed, seed, wood, and coal, as well as a slaughterhouse, butcher shop and leather goods store. He built this structure in 1906. His son, Murray Watson, Sr. (1906-1990), renamed the business Watson Feed Store in 1946 and later passed the business on to his son. Today, the building retains its original details, including polychrome brick, with pediments, corbelling and pilasters that extend beyond the cornice.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1903
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