Dr. Sayers' Office
Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Site--sold 1835 to John F. Webber by ayuntamiento of Mina--by 1855 was occupied by structure built of local brick and "lost pines" wood. Among physicians who had offices in rear was Dr. David Sayers (father of Governor Joseph D. Sayers), 1851-1886. Building housed W. J. Miley Drugstore 1905-1967. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This lot in old Mina—later Bastrop—was sold in 1835 by the town council to John F. Webber, and by 1855 a building of local brick and 'lost pines' timber stood on it. Among the physicians who kept offices in the rear was Dr. David Sayers, father of future Texas governor Joseph D. Sayers, from 1851 to 1886; the W. J. Miley Drugstore later occupied the building into the 1960s.
Why it matters
Long-lived commercial buildings like this one map the everyday medical and mercantile life of a frontier Texas town across a full century of change.
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Related people
- · Dr. David Sayers
- · Joseph D. Sayers
- · John F. Webber
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