General Mercantile Store

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General Mercantile Store
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The building in 2011
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Location7322 N. Main Street
Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°49′1″N95°23′33″W / 29.81694°N 95.39250°W / 29.81694; -95.39250
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
MPS Independence Heights MPS
NRHP reference No. 97000545 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1997
Removed from NRHPAugust 18, 2014

The General Mercantile Store was a building in Houston, Texas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] The building was constructed in 1920 and was added to the National Register on June 4, 1997. It was delisted in August 2014. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Federal Register Volume 62, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 1997)
  3. Weekly Listing August 29, 2014