McClanahan/L.F. Roberts Dry Goods. Now located at 206 E Corpus Christi Street, the McClanahan House is the oldest business structure in Beeville. The building, the second store built in Beeville by George W. McClanahan, was erected around 1867 on the east side of the courthouse square, near Poesta Creek. The house served as general store, lodging house, and post office. It was built in the pioneer western style, with southern porches. McClanahan was Beeville’s first merchant; he was among the first to buy auctioned lots in the newly formed town of Beeville in 1859. McClanahan also served as schoolteacher, postmaster, county clerk, innkeeper, and Sunday school superintendent. After McClanahan’s death, L.F. Roberts purchased and operated the store for many years. In 1962, the building was purchased by the Historical Society for $600, and moved to its present site. The building is still the “home” of the society, and meetings are held there.
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Reynolds posing for a portrait. Glen Reynolds is wearing a three piece suit and is sitting on an ornate chair. Augusta "Gustie" Reynolds stands to the right with her right hand on his shoulder. She is wearing a black dress with a white lace piece around her neck. The background is painted with an ornate clock and candlestick.
Photograph of George and Bettie Reynolds posing for a portrait in front of a background that has been painted to appear as an opulent room. The man, left, sits on a wheeled chair and is wearing a three piece suit with a cravat and boots. The woman, right, is wearing a dark and ruffled dress and is leaning on the chair.
Photograph portrait of John and Sallie Matthews. John, seated to the left, has short hair, a bushy mustache, and a dark suit. Sallie, standing right, is leaning on the man's chair and wearing a dark dress. They are standing in front of a backdrop painted to resemble a luxurious area with columned walls and marble counter tops.
Photograph of a middle aged man and woman (Joseph Beck Matthews and Caroline Spears Matthews) posing for a portrait with a background that suggests an opulent room. Joseph, left, is sitting in an ornate chair and wearing a three piece suit with a ribbon tie. He is bearded and has greying, thinning hair. Caroline, right, is standing with her hand upon his shoulder. She is wearing a long and dark shawl over a lighter colored dress.
Photograph of Nathan L. and Susan Bartholomew posing for a portrait in front of an off-kilter and worn background. Susan, sitting, is wearing a dark dress with a black lace tied around her neck. Nathan stands behind her in a dark three piece suit with a watch chain dangling from his vest. They are standing on a patterned rug that doesn't cover the wooden floor beneath.
Photographs of two people taken when they were younger and when they were elderly. The upper left is a portrait of a John A. Matthews with short hair, a bushy mustache, high collared shirt, coat, and ribbon tie. The upper right portrait is of a Sallie R. Matthews with dark hair, a lace collar, and dark dress. The lower left has a portrait of the same man as an elder, wearing glasses and a suit. The lower right is a portrait of the same woman as an elder, with white hair, glasses, and dark clothing about her shoulders.
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