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Downtown Gruene
Downtown Gruene
Downtown Gruene
![Built in 1878 as a saloon and social hall for area cotton farmers, this is believed to be one of the oldest dance halls in Texas. Christian Herry (1854-1917) built the hall under the direction of town developer Henry D. Gruene, for whom many of the farmers worked. The center of the community's social life for over a century, the large one-story structure features a "false front" entry with asymmetrical window and door arrangements. [Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988]](mediashare/ji/zu82zaqssgr4fh4wwdmyklkeagw3w8-tmb.png)
Gruene's Hall
![In 1878 Henry D. Gruene (1850-1920) established a mercantile business at this site. To provide more space for the growing business, this building was erected in 1904, one year after the local Post Office name changed from Goodwin to Gruene. The mercantile served as the community's business and social center until 1938. The brick structure features corbeled cornices and reflects influences of both Classical Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque styles. [Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1987.] The building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.](mediashare/js/scwpqvj6a3yyneke2zmuypkqk0yem6-tmb.png)
H.D. Gruene Mercantile
![Founded in 1878 by Henry D. Gruene to serve the families working on his cotton farms, the original Gruene Mercantile served many purposes for the community. In addition to providing food, clothing, household goods and farm implements, the store was a stage stop and a post office. It was also used as a distribution point for H.D. Gruene's distillery, selling his Green River brand whiskey. The wooden building was moved to this site in 1904 when a new two-story red brick mercantile structure was erected on the original site across the street. [Texas Historical Commission 1989]](mediashare/4r/key88tnj1kuednsw7ganm8ilviqd3m-tmb.png)
Original Gruene Mercantile
![Founded in 1878 by Henry D. Gruene to serve the families working on his cotton farms, the original Gruene Mercantile served many purposes for the community. In addition to providing food, clothing, household goods and farm implements, the store was a stage stop and a post office. It was also used as a distribution point for H.D. Gruene's distillery, selling his Green River brand whiskey. The wooden building was moved to this site in 1904 when a new two-story red brick mercantile structure was erected on the original site across the street. [Texas Historical Commission 1989]](mediashare/ui/sulfody5iip2uhijiebm9xgwctulc7-tmb.png)
Original Gruene Mercantile
![Built on the site of an earlier Grist Mill, the Gruene Cotton Gin was constructed in 1878 by H.D. Gruene. Powered by the Guadalupe River, he gin was steam-operated and served to process the vast amounts of cotton grown in the area. The gin played an important part in the economic development of Gruene, a community dependent upon the cotton crop. The gin was destroyed in a 1922 fire, and only part of th boiler room remains. A new electric gin was built at another location and served the community until the cotton crop was lost to a boll weevil infestation in 1925. [Texas Historical Commission 1989]
Since 1977, the site has been operated as the Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar.](mediashare/6m/lhmf6ugfl9umaw512bf68wo324e9iz-tmb.png)
Gruene Cotton Gin
Gruene Water Tower
![The son of German immigrants, Henry D. Gruene was born in New Braunfels in 1850. In 1872 he built this home, in what was then the town of Goodwin. Gruene became a leader in the development of the community, which later was renamed for him. Although the town declined after Gruene's death in 1920 and now is part of New Braunfels, this Victorian home, with its elaborate Eastlake detailing, stands as a monument to his contributions. [Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984.] The building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.](mediashare/i5/o6h28dj8g45n1c1hiwv3n6urkv5inr-tmb.png)
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