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Alexander Virgil Hanna (1860-1921) erected this native sandstone structure to house his drugstore in 1893. He provided office space in this building for a doctor, lawyer, jeweler, and the first telephone switchboard in Chico. Hanna sold the business in 1920 to Rueben R. Robinson (1872-1955), whose daughter and son-in-law, LaBeth and William Marston Mead (d. 1968) continued to operate the store after his death. It was purchased in 1973 by Bobby and Frances Richey.
Hanna-Robinson-Richey Drugstore is a historical marker in Chico, Wise County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 91 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 162 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2956, -97.7977 near Chico. The nearest cataloged historic site is Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brown, J. T., Hotel, Brown Hotel, and First Baptist Church of Chico.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497002364. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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