Though I cannot confirm at this time, I believe this Art Deco business block was built by Joseph McGraw, an early entrepreneur and business leader in the African-American community of Waycross. It’s located near the corner of Oak Street and Tebeau Street in a neighborhood that was historically the commercial center of the local Black community. Joseph McGraw was the uncle and guardian of Dr. Joseph Alphonso Pierce, Sr., who went on to serve as the president of the Texas State College for Negroes, now known as Texas Southern University.