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One of the first German settlers in the area, August Groppe, Sr. (1840-1919) had this structure built in 1892, the year the town of West was incorporated. A prominent cotton farmer and businessman. Groppe hired local brickmasons and used bricks that were made near West to construct the first brick building in the town's business district. The late 19th-century structure has housed numerous businesses, including a dry goods store, grocery, and drugstore.
Groppe Building is a historical marker in West, McLennan County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8024, -97.0921 near West. The nearest cataloged historic site is Best Theatre Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include West, The Crash at Crush, and First Presbyterian Church of West.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309002289. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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