Old East Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Continental Gin Company Showroom Building
Photographed by Kayla Harper, February 7, 2021
1. Continental Gin Company Showroom Building Marker
Before moving to Dallas in 1885, farmer and inventor Robert Sylvester Munger (b. 1854) had received several patents for improvements on the cotton ginning procedure. In 1885, he and his brother, Stephen, began the Munger Improved Cotton Machine & Manufacturing Co. and used this building as their showroom. In 1900, they merged with the Continental Gin Co., which became a major Dallas business that supplied cotton gin equipment to all parts of the country. A reminder of Dallas' early commercial growth, this building continued to serve Continental Gin until the company closed in 1962.
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6656.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 32° 47.208′ N, 96° 46.719′ W. Marker was in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It was in Old East Dallas. It could be reached from 232 North Trunk Avenue north of Elm Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal
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Regionally, this marker was in the Prairies & Lakes Region. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Sons of Hermann in Dallas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baylor University Medical Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Leadbelly (approx. Ό mile away); Baylor College of Dentistry (approx. Ό mile away); City of East Dallas (approx. Ό mile away); Wilson Block (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); William Sidney Pittman (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.
Other markers no longer nearby. Original Site of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Dallas (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Communications in Dallas (was
Photographed by Kayla Harper, February 7, 2021
2. Continental Gin Company Showroom Building Marker
More about this marker. The THC marker is missing but the National Register of Historic Places marker is still present. The entire Gin Showroom Company location is made up of six buildings, now mostly loft style apartments. To see the NRHP marker, drive north on Trunk Avenue to the small reddish brick building.
Photographed by Kayla Harper, February 7, 2021
3. Continental Gin Company Showroom Building
Photographed by Kayla Harper, February 7, 2021
4. Continental Gin Company Showroom Building
Photographed by Kayla Harper, February 7, 2021
5. Continental Loft Apartments on Elm Street
Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 22, 2020
6. Continental Gin Company Showroom Landmark sign
Photographed by Kayla Harper, October 22, 2020
7. Continental Gin Company Showroom Building NRHP Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2021, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 11, 2021, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. 5. submitted on February 12, 2021, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. 6, 7. submitted on February 11, 2021, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
