​E.H. Carrington Grocery Store ad Lyon’s Hall

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Marker Text: ​ Built in 1872, this commercial structure house the successful grocery business of former slave Edward H. Carrington. After his death in 1917, the business was continued by his son-in-law Louis D. Lyons, a trustee of Samuel Huston College, who converted the second floor into a meeting room that became the site of many functions of the black community. The E.H. Carrington stone building features an arcaded facade with Italianate influences. (1983)

Marker No: 14345

Medallion & Plate (Marker missing) 

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 30° 16.001′ N, 97° 44.247′ W

Location: 522 East 6th Street, Austin