Marker Inscription
After the Civil War Ahab Bowen acquired this land, then an area of grape vineyards and small farms. In 1891 he sold the lot to J. B. Franklin, who erected this brick structure. James McNab (d. 1924) operated a neighborhood grocery here in partnership with William A. Boren and Thomas M. Cullum, who later founded the Cullum and Boren Sporting Goods business. A livery stable in the rear housed a horse and delivery wagon. Civic leader Frederick Appell retained part ownership in the building until his death in 1943. Other grocers occupied the structure until the 1950s.
About this site
The McNab Grocery is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1979. 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 32.7977, -96.8015 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bowen, Ahab, Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Spake, Jacob and Eliza, House, Maple Avenue, and Greenwood.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006783. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
