{"nrhp_refnum":"05001402","name":"Floore Country Store","other_names":["John T. Floore Country Store","Floore's"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"14492 Old Bandera Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Helotes","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.57984837400005,"lon":-98.69093742199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1-story, 6,700 square foot concrete block building at 14492 Old Bandera Road in downtown Helotes, Bexar County, Texas, built in 1946 by John T. Floore as a country store, cafe and dance hall, with a large outdoor patio and original outdoor stage behind it.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is significant under Criterion A in entertainment and recreation at the local level. It served as a community gathering place and dance hall between rural Hill Country towns and San Antonio. It hosted local, regional and national country and western musicians, and several local organizations were founded there.","narrative":"Floore Country Store is a utilitarian, green-painted concrete block building in downtown Helotes, Texas, completed in 1946. John T. Floore, a former San Antonio theater manager who moved to Helotes at the start of World War II, designed and built it as a country store, cafe and dance hall. A low metal shed roof on open bar joists covers the main hall, steel casement windows line every wall, and an original sign stretches across the front canopy. Behind the building lie a large patio, dance floor and the original wood outdoor stage, later enlarged with a newer roofed stage. The store became a community center where groups such as the Helotes Lion's Club, a Catholic parish and the volunteer fire department were founded. It also drew local, regional and national country and western performers, serving as a stepping stone for rising musicians. Its significance is recognized for entertainment and recreation during 1946 to 1955.","period_of_significance":"1946-1955","architect_builder":"John T. Floore","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still used as a dance hall (music facility); the interior holds 400 people and the outdoor patio up to 2,000.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.25292-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/9712/40971259/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05001402.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001402/5f12b5b676-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001402/5f12b5b676-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floore_store_2012.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:Floore_store_2012.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971259","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Floore_Country_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43080799"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/floore-country-store-05001402/"}