1882 Schreiner Store

It is easy to walk past familiar places every day and not notice important details.  This is an aerial photo taken of downtown Kerrville before Peterson Hospital was removed. The white-roofed building in the center is the Schreiner store.  The arrow in the photo above points out a cleft in the roofline.  That cleft marks the outline of the 1882 store building.   The outline of the first stone building is visible today on Earl Garrett Street.

In 1881 Charles Schreiner hired architect Alfred Giles to build a new rock building to replace the original wooden building. The building was later greatly expanded. By1898, the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps label this area "office". The arrow on the photo to the left points to the quoins (corner blocks) that mark the old building. Note the slight change in the color  and quality of the stone.  You'll see also that the roofline was lower than it is today. So now, next time you walk past the Schreiner building with a friend, you can share your architectural knowledge!