Marker Inscription
Irish quarrymen mined stone for this Victorian structure on Bower's Hill (2 mi. N), near home of bank director, L. J. Bower. With its fine quality masonry and woodwork, the bank building added dignity to the Courthouse Square. An abstract firm and land office occupied the upper floor. After drought in its north Texas and Indian Territory trade areas, the bank failed in 1895. In 1906 W. I. Tidwell and son bought the property for a retail store. It was sold to W. A. Corbett in 1933 and to Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Roach in 1975. The lower front facade was last changed in the 1950s. (1976)
About this site
1890 Bank Building is a historical marker in Graham, Young County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1075, -98.5910 near Graham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ryus Store Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Third County Courthouse, Site of, Young County Courthouse, and National Theater.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503000156. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
