​Yarbrough Building

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Marker Text: ​George H. Yarbrough (1826-99) came to Tyler from Alabama in 1854, and entered into partnership with Col. Alfred Ferguson in a general mercantile enterprise. About 1859, Yarbrough built this hand-made brick structure, the first 3-story edifice in Tyler.
   In 1862, Yarbrough, W.S.N. Biscoe, and J.C. Short started the Tyler Ordnance Works, which was sold the next year to the Confederate States of America. This building was leased by the Confederacy for use as a cartridge factory.
    In the early 1950s, the upper story was removed, and in 1965, the present facade added. (1974) 

Additional Plate: ​The Yarbrough Building, which once stood at this location, was razed in 1978.

Marker No: 7771

18 x 28 Aluminum Subject Marker 

Geographic: ​32° 21.108′ N, 95° 18.001′ W

Location: ​100 East Ferguson Street, Tyler