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This cut limestone structure was built in 1895 to house the hardware operation of D.O. Baker and J.D. Rylee. The following year, Baker's brother Jess joined the partnership, and in 1898 the store became the Baker Hardware Company. When the Transcontinental Oil Company purchased the building in 1929, two walls were removed to provide automobile access for the sale of gasoline. A landmark on the square, the building reflects Granbury's early commercial growth.
Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station is a historical marker in Granbury, Hood County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Hood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4436, -97.7856 near Granbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Aston House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gordon Home, Granbury Methodist Church, and Hood County Jailhouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5221000284. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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