Samuel Dale Myres began his career as an apprentice saddle-maker in Cleburne and moved to Sweetwater in 1898. A highly skilled craftsman, he soon became known for his superior workmanship. He served as mayor of Sweetwater from 1908 to 1911 and was instrumental in many city improvements. After a fire destroyed his first shop, his saddlery business was relocated to this building in 1919. Myres closed his Sweetwater business in 1937 and moved to El Paso, where he died in 1953.