| Marker Number |
353 |
| Atlas Number |
5149000353 |
| Marker Title |
Beer Office and Bottling Company |
| Index Entry |
Beer Office and Bottling Company |
| Address |
114 S. Main St. |
| City |
La Grange |
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
704853 |
| UTM Northing |
3310056 |
| Subject Codes |
manufacturing; factories, industrial buildings; Business topics, general; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
114 S Main St., La Grange. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
F. W. Grassmeyer commissioned German-Texan stonemasons to construct this Italianate style commercial building between 1856 and 1859. The structure served as a hotel until 1893, when German immigrant Fritz Presun purchased it as a regional sales office for large American breweries. In 1897 Presun added a bottling operation, The Crown Soda Factory. His son Henry continued the business and also sold oil and gas here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1983 |
