Stephenville Drug Stores

Local drug stores were an important and essential part of the economy and well-being of early Texas towns. This site at the corner of Washington and Belknap streets served as the location of a series of Stephenville drug stores from 1899 until 1994. The original proprietor was F. A. Schnabel, who contracted for this building to be built in October 1897, and hauled the brick for the building from the new brick plant in nearby Thurber. Schnabel operated the business until 1905, when he sold it to Frank S. White. Subsequent owners of the pharmacy were Swan Richardson, Daniel and Louise D'Arcy, Bill Riddick, John Baker, and finally, Eckerd Drug Company. (2009)

Stephenville Drug Stores is a historical marker in Stephenville, Erath County, dedicated in 2009. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Erath County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 144 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2202, -98.2029 near Stephenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crow Opera House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Erath County Courthouse, First National Bank Building, and First Methodist Church of Stephenville.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015760. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.