Marker Number |
353 |
Atlas Number |
5149000353 |
Marker Title |
Beer Office and Bottling Company |
Index Entry |
Beer Office and Bottling Company |
Address |
114 S. Main St. |
City |
La Grange |
County |
Fayette |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
704853 |
UTM Northing |
3310056 |
Subject Codes |
manufacturing; factories, industrial buildings; Business topics, general; German immigrants/immigration |
Marker Year |
1983 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
114 S Main St., La Grange. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text |
F. W. Grassmeyer commissioned German-Texan stonemasons to construct this Italianate style commercial building between 1856 and 1859. The structure served as a hotel until 1893, when German immigrant Fritz Presun purchased it as a regional sales office for large American breweries. In 1897 Presun added a bottling operation, The Crown Soda Factory. His son Henry continued the business and also sold oil and gas here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1983 |