Horace O. Wooten Grocery Company Warehouse
historic place
In Abilene, Texas, the Horace O. Wooten Grocery Company Warehouse holds historical significance in Taylor County. Horace O. Wooten founded his wholesale grocery business in 1898. The company's headquarters and warehouse at 101 Walnut Street were first built in 1906. After a fire damaged the structure in 1911, it was rebuilt the following year. The Horace O. Wooten Company was vital to Abilene's development as a regional wholesale and distribution hub. The business expanded, using the railroad to supply fourteen branch offices. Horace O. Wooten became a prominent Abilene businessman. This warehouse illustrates the critical role of wholesale trade and rail transport in Abilene's early 20th-century economy.