Details for T. C. Frost Wool Warehouse

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5029002072

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Marker Number 2072
Atlas Number 5029002072
Marker Title T. C. Frost Wool Warehouse
Index Entry
Address 117 N. Main
City San Antonio
County Bexar
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 549092
UTM Northing 3255033
Subject Codes banks, bankers, banking topics; Business topics, general; markets, merchantiles
Marker Year 1990
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 117 N. Main, San Antonio
Private Property No
Marker Condition
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text A former Texas Ranger and confederate soldier, Thomas C. Frost (1833-1903) began wool commission business as part of his mercantile enterprise in the 1870s. He purchased wool from producers throughout the state and stored it in warehouses on this site until prices increased. His storage facilities enabled wool producers to avoid selling their crops when the market was low, thus building up the industry. Frost gradually began to act as a banker for his customers and eventually gave up his other businesses to create the Frost National Bank.