R. Grosse and Sons

Born and educated as an architect in Germany, Richard E. Grosse (1860-1944) came to Mason County in 1882. He first settled in Plehweville (Art), where he worked as a stonemason and married Louisa Carolina von Donop in 1886. After opening a lumberyard, he named the business R. Grosse and Sons upon the births of his sons. When he moved to Mason in 1895, he continued operating the lumber business. The Grosse firm designed many public and private buildings in the area, some of them featuring unique use of local materials in elaborate architectural styles.

Mason, Texas · United States