Old Perry Building

Old Perry Building (HMOBL)

Location: Del Rio, TX 78840 Val Verde County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 21.078', W 100° 53.886'

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— Whitehead Memorial Museum —

Erected 1871, before Del Rio was founded, by John Perry, as general store. Once the largest store between San Antonio and El Paso. Served also as courthouse, church, Masonic lodge, post office.

Given in 1965 to city and county by descendants of Walter and Will Whitehead.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
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HM NumberHMOBL
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByThe Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 2:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 315736 N 3248404
Decimal Degrees29.35130000, -100.89810000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 21.078', W 100° 53.886'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 21' 4.68" N, 100° 53' 53.16" W
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Area Code(s)830, 432
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1308 S Main St, Del Rio TX 78840, US
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