214 S. Penn St.- Flatonia Commercial Historic District - Flatonia, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 41.164 W 097° 06.516
14R E 683009 N 3285495
It is rectangular one-story commercial building with a flat roof. It is constructed of brick and has a central entry with double wood doors capped with a divided, fanlight transom. It has a pedimented metal cornice with C.S. 1886 E. Miller.
Waymark Code: WMYF5V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2018
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Texas Historic Site Atlas
C. Stoffers, the saddle and harnessmaker who had his shop at 111 E. North Main, had this building erected in 1886. For several decades, the building was home to a variety of retail establishments, including a grocery store, a general store, and later a variety store. Starting in 1934, the Flatonia Argus newspaper occupied the space. The Argus, which was first published in Flatonia in 1878 and had moved several times in its history before 1934, made this location its permanent home and is still operating here to this day—the longest continuously published newspaper in Fayette County.