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

Willhoite Tire and Home Store

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2022

1. Willhoite Tire and Home Store Marker

Inscription.
Willhoite Tire and Home Store has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1992

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

Location. 32° 56.203′ N, 97° 4.709′ W. Marker is in Grapevine, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Main Street near Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 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: Austin Drugs / Grapevine Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Willhoite's Restaurant (within shouting distance of this marker); Koonce Bros. / Buckner's Grocery (within shouting distance of this marker); Grapevine Calaboose (within shouting distance of this marker); The Grape Vine Prairie (within shouting distance of this marker); Tate Hardware Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); J.E. Foust & Son (within shouting distance of this marker); E. J. Lipscomb Dry Goods Co. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grapevine.

Regarding Willhoite Tire and Home Store. Rainwater Blacksmith shop and a restaurant once stood

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at this location. A “W” at the top of the current building stands for Ted Willhoite who built the building in 1946 to house his expanding Goodyear business. He also sold bicycles, toys, appliances, Christmas decorations and the annual Goodyear Christmas record album. The limestone shell veneer on the front of the building came from the Texas Hill Country and was cut by Willhoite. This type of limestone can no longer be quarried.
-from Grapevine Texas Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Willhoite Tire and Home Store Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 5, 2024

2. Willhoite Tire and Home Store Building

The marker is to the left of the center window.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 14, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2. submitted on April 15, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.