Historical Marker
Old Broom Factory Building
Historical marker location:
Mays Street at Main St., Round Rock, Texas
( corner of Mays & Main Streets, Round Rock)
Marker installed: 1970
Erected in 1876. Victorian-style building has ashlar-cut limestone front with stepped parapet and keystone arches.
During prosperous railroad era, housed Round Rock Broom Company (1887?-1912), an important local business. (Broom made here won a gold medal at St. Louis World's Fair, 1904.) Building also housed general store, furniture store, school, skating rink, and car repair shop. Roger Burleson, owner, preserved structure, 1969.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970.