{"nrhp_refnum":"04001168","name":"Jacala Restaurant","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2702 N. St. Mary's St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.45213427400006,"lon":-98.48705381799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-10-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-part commercial block building at 2702 N. St. Mary's St. in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, with a faux bois (simulated wood) front facade added around 1952 for the Jacala #3 restaurant.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant under Criterion C in the area of Art, at the local level. Its faux bois facade is attributed to sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez and is one of only two known building facades attributed to him. It is nominated under the context of the sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas.","narrative":"This small commercial building on North St. Mary's Street in San Antonio carries an unusual front: a false-front facade made of cement shaped to look like wood. Around 1952 the Quinones family opened their Jacala #3 restaurant here, and the owner felt the existing building was too plain. The facade is clad in cement \"boards\" about a foot wide, with grained \"split logs\" around the windows and door, bolt heads along the base, and a gabled portico with a palapa roof held up by two simulated tree trunks. The work is attributed to sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez, and it is one of only two known building facades credited to him. The sides and rear of the building were altered many times by later tenants, including nightclubs, and the building suffered two fires. Over the years layers of paint have hidden some of the original sculptural detail. The property was recognized for its artistic value at the local level, as part of a group of Rodriguez sculptures in Texas.","period_of_significance":"c.1952","architect_builder":"Dionicio Rodriguez","architectural_style":"One-Part Commercial Block; Faux bois sculpture","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic function was restaurant; current function is listed as a professional art studio. The faux bois work is in fair condition, with layers of paint concealing some of its sculptural quality.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.976319-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/9683/40968324/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04001168.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001168/f102541ebe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001168/f102541ebe-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacala_restaurant_facade_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacala_restaurant_facade_2013.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"98001421","name":"Monte Vista Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/monte-vista-residential-historic-district-98001421/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968324","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001608"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/jacala-restaurant-04001168/"}