Black plaque № 50778

Albany, TX, United States

Hartfield Building. Charles A. Hartfield purchased the lot on this site in 1881. A noted area cook, he quickly established "Charley's Restaurant" which included a bakery and boardinghouse. Hartfield was so successful that he planned an elegant rock structure in which to house his business. Construct

ion began in March 1884 amid a flurry of development in the area. Scottish stonemason Patrick McDonnell, who was responsible for much of the stonework on the new courthouse, was foreman of the Hartfie

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