| ID# 20346 | ORIGINAL USE: Store | PRESENT USE: None | CURRENT OWNER: Barbara Freasier | OWNERS: John Joseph Prokop, Easton, Olga Morrison | LOCATION: Cheevers Addition Lot #1 | DATE:c1920 Style/Period: Pressed tin | HISTORICAL DESIGNATION: Eligible |
| BUILDER: unknown | CONDITION: Fair | CONSTRUCTED OF: Pressed tin; flat roof; store windows | DESCRIPTION: Typical rectangular store building with decorative front above the flat roof. Windows designed for diplay. |
HISTORY:This building was known as the Old Beckmann Store. Mr.
Prokop operated a shoe repair shop here approximately 1925-1930. He lived in a
house behind the store which burned down in 1959. Mr. Prokop was killed in the
fire. His daughter, Olga Morrison, became owner of the building.
[Note:
the building would have been very near the railroad station in the 1920's,
making this an obvious place for a business. Since the railroad era it has been
relegated to the back streets of town.]
Source: Boerne Public Library files.