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J.F. and J. Nutt Building

Granbury, Hood County

Marker Text

Erected for Jesse and Jacob Nutt, blind brothers who aided in establishing county seat at Granbury. Their first (1866) store had been a 16 by 12 log house with a wagon yard in the rear. This structure of hand-hewn Hood county stone was built in 1893 by local contractor Jim Warren. About 1919 Nutt Hotel--famed for dining room--moved in after "grocery" was remodeled. Building has been occupied by 3 generations of the Nutt Family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970

Marker Details

Address 119 E. Bridge St.
Location Description
Marker # 2676
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code commercial buildings; inns, hotels, motels; markets, merchantiles; persons with disabilities
Latitude, Longitude 32.442754, -97.786893

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