McKie-Bass Building - San Marcos, TX
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vhasler
N 29° 52.954 W 097° 56.486
14R E 602219 N 3306243
The McKie-Bass Building is the only commercial building in San Marcos that has retained its cast-iron front. Other features are well preserved, making it one of the outstanding l9th-century structures of the courthouse square.
Waymark Code: WMKE27
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2014
Views: 7
The NRHP application tells us that:
W.R. and Daniel McKie and their sister Jennie McKie Hutchins erected the building in 1893 as an investment. B. Daily operated a grocery store there in 1895. C.T. Bass of Georgetown purchased it in 1904 and, with his son, Charles H., operated a drugstore until about 1926. For a while, the second floor was used for the Bass family apartment. Bass served the area as state senator. The building changed hands and functions in 1944, when W.D. Talmadge bought it for his hardware business. Presently the Hays County Abstract Company owns and occupies the structure.
Updates:
The current business name is now Independence Title Company, which is an equivalent commercial enterprise.
A really interesting history was assembled as part of a college class, refer to the secondary website link, which shows that the address for this location has continually shifted over the years.
Street address:
111 N. Guadalupe Street
San Marcos, TX USA
78666
County / Borough / Parish: Hays County
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2014 To: 12/31/2014
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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