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C.S. Cock Mercantile Building

 
 
C.S. Cock Mercantile Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 14, 2022
1. C.S. Cock Mercantile Building Marker
Inscription.
Landmarks Award
1995
Henry C. Kyle
C.S. Cock Mercantile Building
1892
Presented by
the Heritage Association
of San Marcos

 
Erected 1995 by The Heritage Association of San Marcos, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1995.
 
Location. 29° 52.968′ N, 97° 56.397′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is on North LBJ Drive 0.1 miles south of East Hopkins Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located at the center section of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 North LBJ Drive, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country and in the Austin 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, 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 marker: The Telephone Story, Number Two (here, next to this marker); Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (here, next to this marker); The Hofheinz Confectionary (a few steps from this marker); P.T. Talbot & Sons Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hays County Courthouse District (within shouting distance of this marker); Green and Faris Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); The Courthouses of Hays County
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hardy Williams Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.
 
The C.S. Cock Mercantile Building and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 14, 2022
2. The C.S. Cock Mercantile Building and Marker
The marker is located under the address number of 118 in the middle of the brown colored building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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