Farmers Union Gin Company
National Register of Historic Places

Farmers Union Gin Company

San Marcos, Hays County, Texas
Listed
August 25, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83004494

About this property

Farmers Union Gin Company was an American cotton processing company located in San Marcos, Texas. Its main facility, located at 120 Grove Street, is now a registered historic site. In 1908, Henry Kellerman, J. H. Barbee, A. H. Fleming, I. B. Rylander, and J. H. Williams acquired the premises of 120 Grove Street. They then established in 1909 the Farmers Union Gin Company under the leadership of Oscar Calvin Smith Sr. (b. 1876 d. 1948, Texas Cotton Ginners Association organizer and director, San Marcos city commissioner 1924–1941 and mayor 1941–1942), an organization which would proceed to operate San Marcos' largest industrial facility at the time. The gin continued operations until 1966 and was later recognized by both the Texas Historical Commission and National Register of Historic Places. The present building was constructed in 1911 as a replacement for one that was destroyed by fire. National Register of Historic Places listings in Hays County, Texas

Location

120 Grove St.
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas
29.87616, -97.94066

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Farmers Union Gin Company listed on the National Register?

Farmers Union Gin Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Farmers Union Gin Company?

Farmers Union Gin Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Farmers Union Gin Company?

The period of significance for Farmers Union Gin Company is recorded as the industrial era.

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