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Henry M. Ehrenwerth built this two-story commercial structure in 1873-75 of bricks from a local kiln. Designed for his mercantile store, it housed L.G. Smith's Red Elk Saloon and Gambling Hall in the 1880s. In 1896 the building was purchased by James Ramsey, who operated a hardware, implement, and undertaking business here. His son Charles sold the structure in 1925 to the hardware firm of Leo L., F. J. and Emil E. J. Untermeyer.
Ehrenwerth-Ramsey-Untermeyer Building is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7060, -96.5406 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colorado County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Colorado County, City of Columbus, Columbus State Bank, and Confederate Memorial Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089001406. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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