Grapevine in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Tate Hardware Company Building

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2022

1. Tate Hardware Company Building Marker

Inscription.
Tate Hardware Company Building has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1992

Restored 1987 by J. Terry Lacrosse

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 32° 56.226′ N, 97° 4.711′ W. Marker is in Grapevine, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles south of Worth Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 418 S Main St, Grapevine TX 76051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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: Koonce Bros. / Buckner's Grocery

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(a few steps from this marker); E. J. Lipscomb Dry Goods Co. (a few steps from this marker); E. M. Jenkins-Tate Building (a few steps from this marker); Lucas General Store & Undertakers (a few steps from this marker); Austin Drugs / Grapevine Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The Confectionery / City Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Grapevine Home Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Willhoite Tire and Home Store (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grapevine.

Regarding Tate Hardware Company Building. Home to grocery and hardware stores since its construction circa 1900, this building’s symmetrical façade was the backdrop for merchandise such as Christmas trees displayed on handmade stands. Men entered across the imprinted cast iron threshold to sit inside on cane-bottom chairs and talk about crops, investments and local news. This building was one of the first to be restored in the 1980s. Time-worn bricks were removed, cleaned and reversed to bring back the building’s original appearance.
-from Grapevine Texas Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Tate Hardware Company Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2022

2. Tate Hardware Company Building

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 5, 2024

3. Tate Hardware Company Building

The marker is to the right of the windows.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3. submitted on April 15, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.