Details for Bush-Morgan Cherry Building

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5221000579

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Marker Number 579
Atlas Number 5221000579
Marker Title Bush-Morgan Cherry Building
Index Entry Bush-Morgan Cherry Building
Address 115 N. Houston
City Granbury
County Hood
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 614034
UTM Northing 3590161
Subject Codes commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles
Marker Year 1984
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Constructed in 1891, this building has been associated throughout its history with prominent Granbury citizens and successful businesses. From 1891 until 1894, it served as the dry goods store of F.C. Bush, who was the city tax collector and secretary in 1892. In 1895 the building housed the Morgan Drug Store, run by Eugene H. Morgan, who later became a prominent local physician. For the next 72 years, the building was associated with other drugstores, including that of William H. Cherry, who served as mayor of Granbury and as a director of The First National Bank.

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