Continental Gin Company Showroom Building

Before moving to Dallas in 1885, farmer and inventor Robert Sylvester Munger (b. 1854) had received several patents for improvements on the cotton ginning procedure. In 1885, he and his brother, Stephen, began the Munger Improved Cotton Machine & Manufacturing Co. and used this building as their showroom. In 1900, they merged with the Continental Gin Co., which became a major Dallas business that supplied cotton gin equipment to all parts of the country. A reminder of Dallas' early commercial growth, this building continued to serve Continental Gin until the company closed in 1962. 1984

Continental Gin Company Showroom Building is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7868, -96.7787 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Interstate Forwarding Company Warehouse (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lincoln Paint and Color Company Building, Chevrolet Motor Company Building, and Sons of Hermann in Dallas.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006656. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.