L.R. Hall House

Original Owner: L.R. HallBuilt: 1900

Leonidas Robert Hall was truly a self-made man. The Hall family came from Alabama, and L.R. was the youngest child of twelve. At the age of 14, he was employed at the County Clerk's office in Upshur County. He met Julia Derrick while they were attending Gilmer High School, and they were married in 1873. They moved to Pittsburg in 1881 and L.R. was employed by Gillian Grocery. In 1883 he established Hall's Grocery, and later purchased half interest in J.M Holman Hardware and furniture. By 1901 he had sold his interest to his partner and purchase the old Gilmer Bank, converting it from private to First National, serving as its president. In 1904 they moved the bank to Pittsburg to organize the Pittsburg National bank where he served as president until the time of his death in 1921. He also organized the Naples National bank in 1906. The Halls raised two children, Alfred A. Hall and Carrie Hall Berry. They were very active in supporting the economic educational and financial growth of the the community.