First Brick Building on Square

First Brick Building on Square (HM2FUU)

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N 28° 24.112', W 97° 44.925'

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Victorian architecture. Built 1892 by grocer J.C. Thompson (1836-1905) of brick from Calavaros Kiln near Elmendorf. Upstairs in 1892 was law office of Lon C. Hill, who later founded Harlingen.

Afterward on second floor was "Beeville Light Guard" Armory.

Acquired in 1910 by Eureka Telephone Company, building was communications headquarters (1912-20) for Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company, and then for Southwestern Bell until 1957.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971


Incise on base: Restored 1957 for law offices of John N. Barnhart
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HM NumberHM2FUU
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Year Placed1971
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 622572 N 3142357
Decimal Degrees28.40186667, -97.74875000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 24.112', W 97° 44.925'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 24' 6.7199999999999" N, 97° 44' 55.5" W
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