Parker Lumber Company Complex
419 N. Main, Bryan, TXContractor E.J. Jenkins built the Parker Lumber Co.'s office for G.S. Parker, Sr. in 1910 much like it appears today. The other buildings in the complex followed, creating the current configuration in use now by 1925. The Parker Lumber Co. played a vital role in the physical development of Bryan and was responsible for the construction of many of the town's extant historic dwellings. The office is virtually unaltered.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.