333 Earl Garrett Street

This brick and hollow tile building at 333 Earl Garrett Street was erected in 1949 by Earl Stiefel for Lone Star Gas Company. Their offices were here until August, 1994, when they moved across the river to Sidney Baker Street, South.   It has been home to the Kerrville Chapter of the American Red Cross since January of 1995.

You may be thinking "1949? That's not historic!"  This may surprise you, but a building becomes eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places when it is 50 years old.  At the time I write this, the building is 63 years old--more than old enough.
The exterior was in buff brick.  The entrance was trimmed with Austin shell stone; the edges aluminum.  The entire front of the building had a marquee of satin finish stainless steel. A simulated flame of blue porcelain enamel was installed over the entrance.

In order to clear the lot to construct this building, the house that was located here was moved to 501 Earl Garrett Street where it serves today as a professional office.