In 1858, Charles Schreiner, Sr., a French immigrant and former Texas Ranger, purchased a small general store at Camp Verde, which was a military post 15 miles south of Kerrville.
After fighting in the Civil War, he moved to Kerrville, where he and an associate opened a store in 1869 (parts of the original wooden store still exist behind the current stone building).
He bought out his partner in 1879, and expanded his business to include banking, ranching, and marketing wool and mohair.
[1] Dunlaps, unable to secure financing for a loan it had made,[2] declared bankruptcy and was dissolved by the end of 2007.
The building has since reopened under the same name and features a number of smaller retail stores and boutiques.