| Marker Number |
4398 |
| Atlas Number |
5503004398 |
| Marker Title |
Ryus Store Building |
| Index Entry |
Ryus Store Building |
| Address |
608 Oak St. |
| City |
Graham |
| County |
Young |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
538126 |
| UTM Northing |
3663046 |
| Subject Codes |
commercial buildings; fraternal organizations; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1974 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Oak St., W side between 2nd and 3rd streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Druggist Joseph E. Ryus (1848-1909) built this structure of locally made bricks in 1879 after his frame store on this lot burned. The large room above Ryus's drugstore served as Judge Andrew P. McCormick's first courtroom in 1879 when Graham was named site of a federal district court, which later moved to Abilene. Since purchasing the building in 1892, Knights of Pythias Corinthian Lodge No. 143 has used the upper floor as a meeting hall. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974 |
