Marker Inscription
Transportation, Architecture
Historic Place
Kohl, Ernst Martin, Building
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About this site
Kohl, Ernst Martin, Building is a historic place in Denison, Grayson County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 4 historic places documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.7550, -96.5318 near Denison. The nearest cataloged historic site is E. M. Kohl Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include North-South Railway Connection, Red River Railroad Museum, and Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2076002035. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Ernst Martin Kohl (1857-1935), a former German navy captain who settled in Denison in 1885, built the first floor of this building in 1893 to house a grocery store and saloon. Between 1909 and 1911 he added the top three floors as his family's residence. In the 1930s the structure became the Traveler's Hotel, drawing trade from Denison's nearby railroad district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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Historical Marker
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Historical Marker
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Museum
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Historical Marker
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Historical Marker
Washington, L. A., Jr. and Martha
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Eisenhower, Dwight D.
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Cemetery
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