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Old D. A. Young Building

Kyle, Hays County

Marker Text

First permanent store in Kyle. Builder, David Alexander Young (1841-1883), moved with parents to Texas from Tennessee, 1857. D. A. Young, one of 179 Hays County men in Civil War, was wounded fighting in Woods' 32nd Cavalry. When International & Great Northern Railway came into Kyle, Young and wife, Fannie Elizabeth, moved here from Mountain City. This 1881 building was given to city of Kyle in 1936 by M. G. Michaelis, Sr., early-day rancher. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968

Marker Details

Address
Location Description nw corner of S. Burleson and Miller
Marker # 10340
Dedicated 1968
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles
Latitude, Longitude 29.988147, -97.877592

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