| Marker Number |
8625 |
| Atlas Number |
5185008625 |
| Marker Title |
Lewis J. Wilson Building |
| Index Entry |
Wilson, Lewis J., Building |
| Address |
100 W. Washington Avenue |
| City |
Navasota |
| County |
Grimes |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
779603 |
| UTM Northing |
3365261 |
| Subject Codes |
commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
100 W. Washington Avenue, Navasota.
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
A native of Connecticut, Lewis J. Wilson (1832-1895) moved with his parents to Grimes County in 1851. His father Samuel opened a general merchandise business in Anderson. Lewis managed the store until 1861 when he left to serve in the Civil War. After the war he returned to Anderson and opened a mercantile store in partnership with W. R. Howell and John Quincy Yarborough. They completed construction of this brick building in 1871 for a second establishment. Wilson was the sole proprietor by 1881 and continued to manage the business until his death. |
