Baehre Building

This is the Baehre Building, 203-209 Earl Garrett Street, which was erected in 1928 and remodeled in 1998.  This is said to be the location for the original biergarten for the Barlemann Saloon.  While that may be true, I haven’t been able to prove that yet.  There were frame buildings here (shown below) that were razed to erect this building. The awning is original and has pressed tin underside and copper flashing.

In the newspaper this building was referred to as the Weston building. When it was constructed, a foundation to carry a second story was laid. The second story was never built.

The first occupant was Roberts Electric Shop, followed, in 1931, by Davis-McHoes, Inc. Electrical Contractor and Electrical Appliances.

A later business here (1936-1942) was John Yarger's Sanitary Barber "Ladies especially invited", which offered baths for 15 cents.  "Shower or Tub Always Clean"

Earl Garrett Street prior to 1926.  The Baehre Building stands where the two small wooden buildings are on the right between the Masonic Building and the Weston Building.
Photo from the Kerr County Historical Commission collection