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SHERLEY STORE

Historical marker, 1999

A. SHERLEY & BRO. HARDWARE STORE

LEWIS AND PAULINE 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.

Anna

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