John Reichle General Merchandise (Welcome Store)
Industrybr/Austin County, Texasbr/30 01.738' N 96 29.266' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of FM-109 and Thielemann Road. Go .25 miles north on FM-109. The store is on the right (east) side of the street.br/ br/Text: Originally operated by the John Reichle Family, this store opened about 1890. Damaged by a storm about 1900, the original 2-story building was changed to its current 1-story configuration with asymmetrical front gables, a full-width porch, and exterior walls that are a combination of horizontal siding and vertical board and batten siding. The business was acquired by the Clemons S. Faist family in 1964, and renamed Welcome Store.