Second Building Added to College

On March 30th, Schweer Broers sold the block (bordered on the north by St. Andrew Street, on the east by Fair Street and on the south by St. Lawrence Street; less and except a parcel of land about fifteen yards square, situated nearly in the center of the block where his brother and others were buried) to Valentine Hoch. This is the block where the old Cotton Mill stood. A second large building was added to the Gonzales College (1853) campus. On May 18th, Frank Hill was hanged for murder of Ben Weed. D.S.H. Darst completed his building at 501 St. Joseph Street (east side Block 19). H.W. and John Monroe built a two-story building (south side Block 19) at 323/325 St. Lawrence Street.