Alice in Jim Wells County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

McGill Brothers Building

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, August 27, 2021

1. McGill Brothers Building Marker

Inscription. Mississippi native J. W. McGill and his wife Lydia (Abell) reared two sons, James Claude (1873-1935) and H. Frank (1883-1952). The McGill brothers attended school in Flatonia, Fayette County, Texas.

In 1904 Claude McGill established small ranches in Fayette and Nueces counties. In 1911 he and his brother Frank formed a partnership and in 1916 they purchased the Santa Rosa Ranch in Kenedy County, Texas. Frank married Annie Lake in 1905 and Claude married Eva Rowland in 1922. Both families settled in Alice, Texas.

The McGill brothers helped organize Jim Wells County and were active members of the Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Claude served as vice-president of the association in 1935; Frank served as president in 1936. The McGill brothers became prominent south Texas ranchers and noted experts in the cattle business.

Frank built this structure in 1941 to provide offices for the family ranching operations. According to family tradition the building was patterned after San Antonio's Alamo Museum which had impressed Frank during a visit in 1940. The building exhibits Greek influences and features a distinctive corbelled stone parapet.

In 1975 heirs of the McGill brothers donated this building to the South Texas Museum Corporation. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3294.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 27° 44.973′ N, 98° 4.46′ W. Marker is in Alice, Texas, in Jim Wells County. It is on South Wright Street north of San Diego Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 66 S Wright St, Alice TX 78332, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jose de Escandon (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Alice (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alice (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church of Alice (approx. ¼ mile away); Jim Wells County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jim Wells County (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alice Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alice.

McGill Brothers Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, August 27, 2021

2. McGill Brothers Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.