MPS Burton MPS Area 5 ha Added to NRHP 11 June 1991 | NRHP Reference # 91000709 Year built 1870 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by Railroad, Live Oak, Brazos and Burton, including area S of Railroad between Washington and Texas Sts., Burton, Texas Architectural style One-part commercial block | ||
Burton Commercial Historic District is located in Burton, Texas. The district encompasses all or parts of seven city blocks. It contains 47 buildings, 28 of them classified as contributing. The buildings include retail stores, industrial buildings, a railroad depot and a portion of the railway right-of-way. Among the notable buildings in the district are the following:
H. Knittel Store Annex-1-story frame building constructed in 1880
Meat Market-1-story brick building constructed around 1900 for F.W.E. Fischer, a prominent and early Burton merchant.
Chamber of Commerce-Modern miniature frame building built around 1950 by Will Weeren.
Farmer's Cotton Warehouse-1-story frame warehouse
Homeyer Lumber Company-1-story frame building constructed around 1900. Lumber company was founded in 1881 by Charles W. Homeyer, a Burton resident.
Old Burton State Bank-This 1-story building served as Burton's first and only state bank from 1906 to 1965. Today it houses municipal offices.
The Barber Shop-1-story building was built in 1906 for Fritz Buch as a grocery store. The barber shop operated from 1906 to 1986.
Burton Auto Company-1-story building constructed in 1916 as the City Garage. In 1919 it changed its name to "Burton Auto Company".
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 11, 1991.