We are excited to announce that Gruene Antique Company will celebrate
30 years in business this year! The shop, which is housed in one of
the many historic buildings in downtown Gruene, opened its doors in July of
1986 by current owners Pat Molak and Mary Jane Nalley.
Gruene Antique Company (GAC) will
celebrate this milestone in several ways including a newly refurbished website,
in store promotions and celebratory merchandise. The new website at www.grueneantiqueco.com offers visitors an easy
to navigate experience with professional photography, a virtual tour and other additional
features.
In addition to the new website, GAC
will hold an Anniversary Sale from Monday, April 18th to Sunday,
April 24th. The sale will offer 15% off a single item of $30 of
more, with some exclusions applying. GAC is also selling commemorative 30th
Anniversary Christmas ornaments as well as t-shirts.
Gruene Antique Company is fashioned in
the form of an antique mall in that the store houses 21 different individual
vendors within the 6500 sq. ft. space. This offers antique shoppers much more
variety in their treasure hunting than if you were to visit the shop of just
one dealer. 
The setting of Gruene Antique Company
also adds to the uniqueness of the store. Housed in the HD Gruene Mercantile
building which was built in 1904, much of the original interior remains intact
and accentuates the feeling of days gone by. Built originally by Henry D. Gruene as a place where tenant farmers could
buy and sell their wares, the building’s function remains quite the same today.
The building, along with
many others in the surrounding area of historic Gruene, is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark and was entered in the
National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Today, the store is open daily at
10am and allows its many annual customers to take a walk back in time when they
visit.
