Morton Brothers Grocery
401 W. Ninth, Houston, TXMorton Brothers Grocery is one of the few remaining one-story vernacular commercial structures in the Heights. It is significant because it represents a popular commercial and landmark feature of many neighborhoods, the corner grocery. Few of these remain as well. The building was originally owned by Curtiss I. Morton and his brother. William J. Morton operated a store here until 1949.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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.