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Old Broom Factory Building |
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Mays Street at Main St., Round Rock,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 30' 32.775768",
-97° 40' 39.130464"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Erected in 1876. Victorian-style building has ashlar-cut limestone front with stepped parapet and keystone arches. During prosperous railroad era, housed Round Rock Broom Company (1887?-1912), an important local business. (Broom made here won a gold medal at St. Louis World's Fair, 1904.) Building also housed general store, furniture store, school, skating rink, and car repair shop. Roger Burleson, owner, preserved structure, 1969. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Old Broom Factory Building Historical Marker Location Map, Round Rock, Texas
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