This building was built on what for many years was a vacant lot. It remained so until 1940 when Herman D. Thomason from Tolar built The Thomason Building because he did not like seeing an empty space on the Square. The first occupant was the Granbury Dress Manufacturing Co. established in 1943 and produced the “Marcy Lee” dress. These dresses were picked up by large trucks and taken to Dallas where they were distributed throughout the country. The company’s sewing machines were in the lower level of the Masonic Lodge Building until after the Thomason Building was completed. After that the Masonic Lodge Building was used for storage of dresses and equipment. If you Google Marcy Lee Dresses Dallas Texas, you will see examples of the styles produced here in Granbury and worn all over the country.