| Marker Number |
1934 |
| Atlas Number |
5325001934 |
| Marker Title |
Fohn-Bless Store |
| Index Entry |
Fohn-Bless Store |
| Address |
|
| City |
Hondo |
| County |
Medina |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
486399 |
| UTM Northing |
3246539 |
| Subject Codes |
commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1974 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
1020 Eighteenth Street, Hondo. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
16" x 12" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text |
Store-residence built in D'Hanis about 1878 by John Fohn (1839-91), a native of Prussia. In addition to a general mercantile store, the structure was also the site of D'Hanis elections and a Justice of the Peace Court. In 1897, Rolf Frerichs (1833-1913) purchased the building from the Fohn Estate and moved it to this location. Frerichs' son-in-law, C.J. Bless (1864-1944), operated a store here until 1939. Medina Electric Cooperative occupied the building until 1963. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1974. |
