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Photographer: Richard Denney
Taken: February 2, 2002
Caption: Old Stone House Marker
Additional Description: A marker on the bank wall describes the historic building originally at this location, before, during and after the stagecoach days. It reads "On this site stood for a century an OLD STONE HOUSE thought to have been built in 1779 by ANTONIO GIL YBARBO, Sold by him as community property in 1805, Headquarters in 1806 for William Barr and Samuel Davenport, Indian traders, it served as trading post, store, warehouse, town hall, fort, barracks, church, tavern and saloon before being torn down in 1902 by W.W. and Charles Perkins, last owners. Reconstructed in 1936 on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College. This site marked by the State of Texas 1956"
Submitted: August 7, 2009, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p73062
File Size: 0.823 Megabytes

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