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Erected in 1876. Victorian-style building has ashlar-cut limestone front with stepped parapet and keystone arches. During prosperous railroad era, housed Round Rock Broom Company (1887?-1912), an important local business. (Broom made here won a gold medal at St. Louis World's Fair, 1904.) Building also housed general store, furniture store, school, skating rink, and car repair shop. Roger Burleson, owner, preserved structure, 1969. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
Old Broom Factory Building is a historical marker in Round Rock, Williamson County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5087, -97.6787 near Round Rock. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reinke, Otto, Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bass, Sam, Early Commercial Building, and Round Rock.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009035. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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