O'Neil Building

Bricks visible in the facade of this structure were left over from construction of the first Collingsworth County Courthouse in 1893. Contractor, J.A. White built the courthouse of locally-made bricks and then, with the extra materials, erected this store, the first brick commercial building in Wellington. He sold it in 1897 to E.T. O'Neil(1857-99), who ran a general store here. The space was later rented by a meat market, music store, drugstore, and several cafes. The courthouse was razed in 1931, but the old bricks survive in this structure, sold by O'Neil's heirs in 1965 to Cecil Browning. (1975) Incise on back: Sponsored by Zoe O'Neil Small (Mrs. Clinton C. Small, Sr.)

O'Neil Building is a historical marker in Wellington, Collingsworth County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Collingsworth County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.8572, -100.2147 near Wellington. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Methodist Church of Wellington (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Collingsworth County Courthouse, Methodism in Collingsworth, and Collingsworth County Hospital.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5087003632. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.