Historical Marker

Old Rock Store

Chappell Hill · Washington County · Dedicated 1971 · THC Atlas #5477008383

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Marker Inscription

Town's early masonry store, built 1869 by merchant John E. Glass. Has thick sandstone walls, massive hand-hewn and pegged pine timbers, doors and window shutters made with square nails. Tenants have been grocers and the Chappell Hill Post Office.

About this site

Old Rock Store is a historical marker in Chappell Hill, Washington County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1421, -96.2573 near Chappell Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Farmers State Bank and Reinstein Store (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rogers, William S., House, Stage Coach Inn, and Providence Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008383. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 30.1421, -96.2573 · Chappell Hill, Washington County
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