wall drug store

In 1888, Zachary Taylor Wall (also known as Z.T. or Zac) was a Texas pharmacist. He opened the first drug store in Grapevine, Texas. Z.T. was a charter member of the Texas State Pharmaceutical Association.  He was named one of “The Immortal Eighteen” founders of the association in 1879.

Z.T. and his brother Benjamin came to Grapevine in 1872. He married Virginia Araminta in 1874. While they were honeymooning, the Wall Drug Store burned. They used money given to them as a wedding gift to help rebuild and restock the store. The couple had four children, including Benjamin Richard Wall, who was Grapevine’s second-longest serving mayor.

The drug store stayed in the family until 1917.

Historical Marker Inscription

Wall Drug Store

320 South Main Street

In 1888, Zachary Taylor Wall and his wife, Virginia Araminta Jenkins Wall, daughter of Eli M. Jenkins, purchased this building for their drug store and confectionery. In 1871, Rev. E. N Hudgins, founder of the Methodist Church in Grapevine, owned the property. It had four subsequent owners before the Wall family purchased it. In 1904, Wall Drug Store was bequeathed to their son and pharmacist, Clifford Jenkins Wall. In 1917, John and Mamie Spinks acquired the drug store and operated it until the late 1950s.

2012

Location

32° 56’ 18.960” N, 97° 4’ 42.160” W

311 S Main St, Grapevine, TX  76051, United States