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Erected 1871, before Del Rio was founded, by John Perry, as General Store. Once the largest store between San Antonio and El Paso. Served also as courthouse, church, Masonic lodge, and post office. Given in 1965 to city and county by descendants of Walter and Will Whitehead. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.
Perry, Building, Old is a historical marker in Del Rio, Val Verde County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3591, -100.8922 near Del Rio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bean, Roy C. S. A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Seminole-Negro Scouts, Brown Plaza, and Val Verde County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5465003777. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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