100 S East St 

Uvalde , TX 78801

Historic name: First National Bank; Uvalde National Bank; Thompson Liquor (built 1890)

About This Property

Reading Black’s home and  store, a two story rock building was built on  this location. After the Civil War, Black was  murdered in the store by his brother-inlaw,  Tom Wall. This building was built in  1891 for the Uvalde National Bank. Harry  Hornby began his newspaper upstairs. The  first radio station was upstairs as well. The first telephone exchange was here and the  post office was in the back of the building  until the current one was built. After the  bank closed in 1922, the men of the town  continued to meet upstairs. While votes  were being counted during a hotly contested  election in 1924, attorney Levy Old was  shot here probably over his involvement  with the Ku Klux Klan party.


Total Building Size (sq ft): 2,968
Zoning: B-3 Base Zoning + Historic Downtown Overlay District (HDT)
Current Historic Designations: • Individually Listed on the National Register
• Not located in a National Register District
• Located in a Local District (Contributing)
• Not a Local Landmark
• Eligible for Historic Tax Credits
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Property Information
Zoning Uses Allowed HDT Overlay permits base zoning uses + residential as secondary for any commercial property. Design review required for exterior changes to properties in the HDT.
Lot Size (acres) 0.0826
Parking Spaces
Electrical Service
Heating Type
Official Total Sq Ft 2,968
Total Commercial Units
Total Residential Units
Total Commerical Sq Ft 1,468
Total Residential Sq Ft
Year Built 1890
Last Remodel Date
Last Sale Date August 8th, 2006
Parcel Number 14503
Subdivision
Legal Description 10900 OLD TOWN SUBDIVISION LOT 185B BLK 10 LIFE TIME EST: STEIN, GLADYS H
Located Within
  • Local Historic District - Overlay/B-3 Zoning District
  • Main Street District
  • DTTX Search Area
  • Local Historic District

Survey Recommendations

Type
Stylistic Influences
Alterations/Additions
2-story 2-part commercial block building with late Victorian detailing and load bearing masonry walls with parapets, it has rough cut stone jack arches on top of windows, limestone detailing on sills and a two-side entry arch, a pressed metal cornice top
Survey Recommendations
Not Individually Eligible
Priority
High
Historic Resources Survey
Uvalde Old Town Historic District Survey
Survey Date
2018
Modification Type