Historical MarkerMichel's Drug Store
Marble Falls · Burnet County · Dedicated 1984 · THC Atlas #5053009732
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Ernst Gustav Michel (1865-1930), a native of Germany, and his wife, Lillie Agnes, opened a drugstore at this site in 1891. After fire destroyed the first store in 1905, Michel built a 3-story edifice here. The first floor housed the drugstore and soda fountain. The second floor was an opera house with seating for 300 people. The top floor had the family's living quarters. That structure burned in a fire that destroyed an entire city block in 1927. All four Michel children who lived to adulthood studied pharmacy. The Michel family has operated a drugstore at this location since 1891.
About this site
Michel's Drug Store is a historical marker in Marble Falls, Burnet County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Burnet County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 125 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5742, -98.2778 near Marble Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is 1910 Post Office Building (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Governor O. M. Roberts' House, Roper Hotel, and Marble Falls Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5053009732. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
