Details for Aston-Landers Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5221000222
Data
Marker Number | 222 |
Atlas Number | 5221000222 |
Marker Title | Aston-Landers Building |
Index Entry | Aston-Landers Building |
Address | 113 Bridge St. |
City | Granbury |
County | Hood |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 614034 |
UTM Northing | 3590161 |
Subject Codes | saloons; commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles |
Marker Year | 1974 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 16" x 12" |
Marker Text | Erected 1893 as a saloon by Andy Aston and George Landers; of native stone, with patented iron front. Here occurred a 1901 duel that badly injured a non-participating horseman on the square. Crusader Carrie Nation visited Granbury in 1905, and in 1906 voters outlawed liquor. Afterward Aston had his buggy and harness shop in the building, employing fine leather craftsmen Charlie Maxwell and Wilkes McCuen. Later the building housed shops of many kinds. |