Morton Brothers Grocery

Morton Brothers Grocery, located at 401 West Ninth in Houston, Texas, is a historic building in the Houston Heights neighborhood. Built in 1929, it served as a neighborhood grocery store run by brothers Curtis and William Morton until 1949. The store's history is marked by tragedy, as Curtis Morton was fatally wounded during a robbery in 1949. The building, a one-story brick veneer structure, is one of the few remaining commercial buildings of its kind in the area and has since been converted into a private home. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 1988, making it a notable site for both tourists and researchers interested in local history.