| To explain the evolution of what was to become 100 Cottonwood Street,
it is necessary to show the entire portion of this property as a whole,
even though there were smaller dwellings on these properties that had their
own addresses at one time or another. Today, the eastern part of
this property is located between the courthouse square and the railroad
tracks, the middle part north of is now north of West Street, and the western
part is shown as lot 13 of block 12 of Phillips 1st Addition.
This 1898 map shows what is now 100 Cottonwood Street, to be two properties with a north extention of West Street dividing the two properties. A dwelling was located to the west property, with two smaller buildings to the south. On the east property, a building being occupied by a steam laundry.
By 1904, the same buildings occupied the west part of what would become 100 Cottonwood Street, with a north extention of West Street still dividing the two properties. The building that housed the steam laundry in 1898 had been removed or moved. A long building and the smaller one to the west of it had been built on the east part of the property.
In 1909, the same dwelling remained on the west part of the property. The group of buildings had been built on the central part of the property around the dwelling that was there in 1904. A blacksmith shop had been built east of the original building, the hay storage building in between these two, and a general warehouse built west of the original building. The long building and the smaller one to the west of it had been removed.
By 1916, the north portion of West Street had been closed. It appears the same buildings remained on the west part of the property. The group of buildings on the central part of the property had changed somewhat ... the blacksmith shop to the east had been enlarged, the hay storage building had been converted to a restaurant, the larger general warehouse was now being used as a pool hall, the second general warehouse had been enlarged, and a smaller dwelling had been added on the west side. It appears the porches had been there in 1909, but not shown on the map.
south side - 1923 map (to be added)
"In 1929, the West Texas Utilities Company was located on Cottonwood Street, at the north end of West Street (which is now known at 100 Cottonwood Street). H. W. Hardin was the manager. They were ice manufacturers and dealt ice, electric light and power, appliances and supplies, Frigidaire electric refrigeration. Their ad of this time read "From Pure Water - ICE - Service - Full Weight - Purity - Phone 26" Their second telephone number was 38." (Coleman City Directory, 1929 - Hudspeth.)
By 1930, West Texas Utilities Company had built a large brick building at what is now known as 100 Cottonwood Street. It was used as an ice factory, and had a cooling tower on the north part of the property. There was a smaller building and an open transformer yard on the east side of the property.
south side - 1948 map The property was still owned by West Texas Utilities Company, but was being leased by Coleman Ice and Cold Storage Company
On the 30 December 1953, Block 9 was purchased by J. E. Stevens Company (Coleman County Deed records, Book 335, page 533.) I was used by J. E. Stevens Company as a warehouse.
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