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Erected 1888 by Andy Aston for a harness and saddle-making shop. Ironwork was added during a 1906 remodeling, while George Landers was part owner. After harness shop was relocated about 1908, various retail stores operated here, including the grocery of Joe Kerr and several drygoods firms. Notable were "The Fair" and the store of "Blue-Front Riley", a merchant nicknamed for the facade of his earlier store, on the west side of the square.
Fair, The is a historical marker in Granbury, Hood County, dedicated in 1974. 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 32.4432, -97.7869 near Granbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Aston-Landers Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Nutt, J.F. and J., Building, Glenn Brothers Building, and Hardware and Tin Shop.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5221005331. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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