Marker Inscription
Commerce
Historic Place
Humpty Dumpty Store
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About this site
Humpty Dumpty Store is a historic place in Bryan, Brazos County, dedicated in 1987. It is one of 43 historic places documented in Brazos County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 172 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6755, -96.3740 near Bryan. The nearest cataloged historic site is First State Bank and Trust Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, First National Bank and Trust Building, and House at 407 N. Parker (Gone?).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2087001631. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Humpty Dumpty Store at 218 N. Bryan Avenue housed a variety of small early-twentieth-century businesses, including grocery stores, barber shops, restaurants and Black-owned enterprises. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places among the Historic Resources of Bryan.
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