Marker Inscription
Eliza Johnson (d. 1876) had this building constructed in 1874 following a fire which destroyed several structures on the block. It was made of limestone rubble to comply with a city ordinance requiring all new construction to include fireproof materials. August Horst (d. 1920), a local investor, bought the property in 1877 and sold it two years later to his wife's brothers, E. P. and J. H. Mickelborough. Members of their families owned it until 1929. The building has housed a saloon, grocery, confectionary, ice cream parlor, and offices for attorneys and dentists.
About this site
Mickelborough Building is a historical marker in Navasota, Grimes County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 213 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3879, -96.0895 near Navasota. The nearest cataloged historic site is Leake Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Giesel House, The, Wilson, Lewis J., Building, and P. A. Smith Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008601. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
