115-117 W Hickory St - 1876/1881 - Denton, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 12.864 W 097° 07.996
14S E 673971 N 3676608
The commercial building at 115-117 Hickory St, Denton, TX, is a contributing building in the Denton County Courthouse Square Historic District, and the two sections of it were built a few years apart. Today, it is home to two businesses.
Waymark Code: WM1274Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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An 1877 fire destroyed this side of the square. A bronze plaque (see text, below) identifies this as a building occupied by John A. Hann & Company (who were here in 1889), with the front constructed in 1876 and the rear in 1881. Today, Mad World Records is in #115, and Beth Marie's Ice Cream Parlor is in #117.
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1876/1881

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
John A. Hann & Company

Front built in 1876. Rear built in 1881.
115-117 West Hickory

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Listed in the National Register
of Historic Places by the
United States Department of the Interior



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