Frank Peacock even owned the famous Highlands Mansion for two years from 1925 to 1927. This is one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Marlin. C.W. and H.G. Rush started the hardware store in 1891 and built their own building at this site in 1900 after Gardner and Bartlett were added as titled stockholders. The Rush, Gardner, and Bartlett Co. landmark has spanned the decades of change evident in the ghost signs on the west wall offering buggies, wagons and farm implements. Current ownership has added the True Value brand of hardware as it continues to serve Falls County.
Employees still operate the hand-pulled freight elevator to move merchandise between floors.
This building dates back to 1903 when it first appeared on the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. It was built as a clothing store known as The Famous. The name is still visible in the carrerra glass on the remodeled 1930's storefront. The Falls County Samaritan House acquired the site in 1992 as a home for its thrift store which funds emergency aid for those in need. Copyright 2000, Marlin Merchants Association.