112-114 S Pecan St 

Hoya commissioned Dietrich Rulfs to replace the one-story wood building at the corner of Pilar and South Pecan with the two more permanent – and fire-proof – brick structures. Rulfs probably designed the two buildings in tandem, and they were likely constructed at nearly the same time. The one-story bldg to the 
north and the two-story bldg to the south shared many of the same characteristics and materials, including cast-iron store fronts manufactured by Tyler Foundry in 1900 (both marked “Chas. Hoya 1900). Hoya leased the ground floor of the south building to various mercantile firms, sometimes with access to the neighboring building, sometimes independently. Over the years the building was home to the Milam Lodge, plumbing services and supplies and the Montgomery Ward.