Ernst Martin Kohl (1867 - 1935, former German Navy Captain, came to Denison in 1885. He built the
first floor of the structure, to be known as the Kohl Building, in 1893
to house a grocery store and saloon.
Sherman Daily Register Sunday, March 21, 1886 pg. 3 The Bone Boom Martin Kohl will buy all the old bones that you may bring to him and will pay a good price; so go to work and gather up all the old bones that you can lay hands on. Bring them to his grocery house on Lamar ave., near the Cotton Gin. 
Source: 1887 Denison City Directory The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, August 3, 1890 pg. 3 
In
the late fall of 1895 Martin Kohl entertained a visit from his younger
brother, E.W. Kohl, whom he had not seen for about fourteen years.
The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, November 3, 1895 pg. 4 
He
added the top three floors in
1909-1911 as the family residence. dealer in family groceries, located
at the southeast corner of Houston Avenue and Morton Street. The
building became known as the Travelers' Hotel in the 1930s, drawing
business from the nearby railroad district.
"Martin Kohl Home - 300 East Main St., Denison" E.M. Kohl putting on the upper floors in 1910 Courtesy of Pete Orta, who acquired this photo when he purchased the buidling. Mr. Kohl died in 1935 and Mrs. Kohl in 1959.
Denison Herald March 25, 1990 
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