Site of Svrcek Building
Fayetteville, Fayette County, Texas
Marker Inscription
SITE OF SVRCEK BUILDING AN 1890s COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON THIS SITE WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY. THE RECTANGULAR PLAN, FRAME CONSTRUCTION BUILDING FEATURED A FALSE FRONT, SUPPORTED AWNING AND DOUBLE DOORS FLANKED BY WINDOWS. FRANK SVRCEK OWNED SEVERAL LOTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE, INCLUDING THIS BUILDING WHICH REMAINED IN THE SVRCEK FAMILY UNTIL 1979. THE MEITH BROTHERS FROM NEW ULM HAD A MEAT MARKET HERE IN THE 1920s. TWO RESTAURANTS, THE MYNAR CAFÉ FROM THE 1930s TO 1964, AND EVELYN’S CAFÉ UNTIL 1975, WERE ALSO HERE. LATER THE BUILDING WAS USED AS STORAGE. IT WAS VACANT WHEN IT WAS RAZED IN 2012.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
An 1890s commercial building on Fayetteville's square anchored a corner of small-town life through the twentieth century, its false front and double doors sheltering a succession of businesses. Owned by the Svrcek family until 1979, it housed the Meith brothers' meat market in the 1920s and two beloved cafés—the Mynar and Evelyn's—before fading into storage. Vacant at last, it was razed in 2012, leaving only this marker.
Why it matters
The site records the everyday commerce of a Czech-Texan town square, where family-owned shops and cafés wove the fabric of community life for over a century.
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