1200 Rothwell (Nance) St. – Houston TX (built 1880s)

 

This store was briefly Henry Henke’s Fifth Ward Grocery store (more on Henke/Henke & Pillot stores here, Henke & Pillot South End Store here, and Henke & Pillot Bakery here) and then several restaurants/saloons (all dates are approximate):

 

1883-1884 – Henke’s Fifth Ward Grocery
1885 – Keller’s Grocery
1886-1900 – Davis’ Grocery
1901-1904 – Weathersby & Hamilton Restaurant, Billiard Hall, and Saloon
1905-1906 – Cahill’s Saloon & Lunch Counter
1907-1911 – Switch Saloon
1912-1915 – Connor’s Saloon
1916-1918 – Turf Bar Saloon
1919-1921 – Dorantes Restaurant; Square Deal Tailor Shop; Texas Salt Block Co.
1922 – John D. Arthur’s Restaurant; WR Trew Soft Drinks
1923-1925 – Alfredo Cervantes Restaurant; Oakdale Sausage Co.
1926 – vacant
late 1920s – late 1970s – North San Jacinto Cafe

 

The layout of the streets around the building is confusing and over the years, many name changes have occurred:

 

 

 

Henke’s Store advertisement early 1880s

 

Keller’s Grocery advertisement c. 1884