Details for Aston-Landers Building

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5221000222

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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.

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