Old Mercantile Building


  • Address: 222 Main St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Kentucky native Ed R Jackson (1860-1911), a prominent local rancher and banker, had this two-story Italianate commercial building constructed in 1902-03. Located on the site of an early hotel and a later mercantile store, both of which were destroyed by fire, the limestone structure features an ornate facade of cast iron and pressed tin. First occupied by a mercantile store on the ground floor, it also provided second floor space for offices and a community hall. Other occupants included early lawyers and doctors, and the first established telephone exchange in Sonora. - Texas Historic Landmark, 1981


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1902/12/20 Mesker Brothers Iron Works Manufacturer Mesker Bros' iron facade for the Ed R Jackson's Mercantile building is shipped to Sonora. The masonry work by builder named C J Nichols was completed c 15 January 1903.
1903/01/23 Mayfield Bros store advertises a sale in their new building on 23 January 1903 in the Sonora Sun.

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Particulars for Old Mercantile Building:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Civic
Owner Private
Historic Use Professional
Historic Use Specialty Store



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 78002979
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Nichols,C.J.
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1903
Historic Function: Social, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Professional, Civic, Specialty store
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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