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German native Hugo Zapp established his mercantile business in Fayetteville in 1865. In 1900, after a fire had burned his wooden store at this site, Zapp had this 2-story brick building constructed. Intended to be the finest structure in the city, the Romanesque revival building features decorative brickwork in a checkerboard pattern. In 1915 another merchant, F.C. Knippel, bought the store, and it was operated by his family for more than fifty years. RTHL - 1983
Zapp Building is a historical marker in Fayetteville, Fayette County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 180 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9061, -96.6765 near Fayetteville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fayette County Precinct No. 2 Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fayetteville, Sarrazin Store, and Spacek House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149005940. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Zapp Building” names 2 distinct records in Fayette County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1983 in Fayetteville. The others:
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