A. Sherley & Bro. Hardware Store
N 33° 20.953 W 096° 32.903
14S E 728140 N 3692685
Texas Historical Marker in front of the Sherley Brothers store at 101 E Sherley in Anna, TX. The store was used for a variety of functions, and is a fairly well-preserved example of a store from the late 19th century.
Waymark Code: WMJ08W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2013
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Today, the store lives on as a museum. Contact them at 972-924-3927 to arrange a visit.
Marker Number: 15159
Marker Text:
Lewis and Paulina Sherley moved to north Texas from Kentucky about 1853. When the town of Anna was established in 1872, their grandsons, brothers Andrew and Fred Sherley, opened a hardware store. In 1894 they built this structure to house the business. It remained in the family after the store closed in 1979. Over time they were undertakers as well as purveyors of furniture, farming implements and machinery, wagons, cotton, grain and groceries. Wagon-weighing scales in front of the building were removed when the road was widened. The structure is a fine example of an early Texas commercial building, retaining the original canopy and painted signs. Minimal Victorian-era detailing includes corbelled brickwork in the parapet and paneled kickplates on storefront display windows.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999
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