Details for Old Perry Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5465003777
Data
Marker Number | 3777 |
Atlas Number | 5465003777 |
Marker Title | Old Perry Building |
Index Entry | Perry Building, Old |
Address | 1308 S. Main St. |
City | Del Rio |
County | Val Verde |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 316317 |
UTM Northing | 3249081 |
Subject Codes | fraternal organizations; post office; commercial buildings; courthouses; churches; markets, merchantiles |
Marker Year | 1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | Same location as Roy Bean and Semilole - Negro Scouts at Whitehead Memorial Museum, Main St., Del Rio. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Erected 1871, before Del Rio was founded, by John Perry, as General Store. Once the largest store between San Antonio and El Paso. Served also as courthouse, church, Masonic lodge, and post office. Given in 1965 to city and county by descendants of Walter and Will Whitehead. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966. |