Cobb's Market
517 Main St., Calvert, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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MARKER
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EST. 1868
EST. 1868
1868
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Cobb's Market.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Cobb's Market
A meat market operated on this site in Calvert from 1868, and Mrs. Ella Oscar had the present Victorian brick building built in 1878. The shop retained its original fixtures, including a cast iron wood-burning stove, marble-top counters, and a meat saw rack. It continued supplying meat to the local community for decades afterward.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Cobb's Market
Original meat market here in 1868 was remodeled into present Victorian building of handmade brick in 1878, by Mrs. Ella Oscar. Original fixtures still used include wood burning stove of cast iron, marble top counters, meat saw rack. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010915
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