When was it built? Date Stone Cartouches of Seguin

Texas has its own special history, separate and distinct from the other 49 states. At different times, it has flown six different flags, including its own flag when it was the Republic of Texas. Seguin, the town I have lived in for the last thirty years, was chartered in 1838. As the years passed, the business leaders built stores and hotels, the railroad came to town, and eventually, there was even a beautiful riverwalk park developed. 

One way to track the history of a town like Seguin is to look at the roofs of businesses for a date stone cartouche. You know, the decorative inset with the date of the construction of the building inscribed on it. One morning, while walking around downtown, I snapped some pictures of some of the more obvious buildings. Do you recognize the buildings from these shots? 

The C. E. Tips building is at the corner of Court Street and Austin Street, across from the courthouse. 

The C. F. Schultz building is located on the 100 block of North Austin Street.

The Ed Nolte building is the home of Starcke furniture, on South Austin Street.

 This building is located on South River Street, across from the courthouse.

I read somewhere that there was a fire that destroyed several buildings in the downtown area around the turn of the century, which would explain why I did not find any date stone cartouches dating before 1890. I think I might like to do some research and find out a little more about the history of downtown Seguin.