| Marker Number |
5373 |
| Atlas Number |
5417005373 |
| Marker Title |
The Lynch Building |
| Index Entry |
Lynch Building, The |
| Address |
SH 6 & US 180 |
| City |
Albany |
| County |
Shackelford |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
472210 |
| UTM Northing |
3620508 |
| Subject Codes |
commercial buildings; Italianate; Greek Revival (Architectural style); markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Faces courthouse grounds, intersection of SH 6 & Highway 180, Albany |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
This was Albany's first stone mercantile store. It was erected in stages, combining Greek revival and Victorian Italianate designs. In 1878, W. H. Miller built one-story east unit, and permitted Albany Masonic Lodge to erect a second story. Local rancher J. C. Lynch in 1881 built the 2-story west unit. The "Live and Let Live" drugstore was an early tenant. L. H. Hill and family owned the property 1896-1974. Clifton Caldwell bought and restored it in 1974-75. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1975. |
