{"nrhp_refnum":"83003165","name":"Hofheintz-Reissig Store","other_names":["Waterloo Compound"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"600 E. 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.26391423800004,"lon":-97.73777576599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story vernacular limestone store at 600 E. Third Street in Austin, Texas, built for German emigrant Henry Hofheintz between 1850 and 1875, with an attached single-story stone saloon and residence added between 1873 and 1892.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is the only surviving one of its kind in Austin, combining a store, saloon and residence. It shows how larger commercial establishments once related to small businesses in early residential neighborhoods. It is also an intact example of German-influenced vernacular stone architecture common in Texas in the later 19th century.","narrative":"Near Waller Creek in downtown Austin, this ell-shaped limestone complex at Third and Red River streets combines a two-story store with an adjoining single-story saloon and residence. Henry Hofheintz, a German emigrant and freight teamster, acquired the lots in 1854. The store was built between 1850 and 1875, reportedly just after the Civil War, and he ran it as a grocery until his death in 1880. His daughter and her husband, Adolph Reissig, later added the stone saloon, residence and domino parlor, completed by 1892. The family kept the store open until 1952. Its random-coursed and smooth ashlar walls, segmental arches, quoins and symmetrical facades reflect German-influenced vernacular building in Texas. The complex is described as the only surviving one of its kind in the city and as a reminder of small neighborhood commerce near the central business district. Restoration after 1966 kept the exterior largely unaltered, and the buildings now hold an antiques business.","period_of_significance":"1855, 1873-1892","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular, German-influenced 19th-century commercial architecture in native limestone ashlar","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored and in use as an antiques and interiors business (Waterloo Compound) with an upstairs apartment; described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.121999-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/9737/40973701/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003165.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003165/ac5eeaf9b9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003165/ac5eeaf9b9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hofheintz-Reissig_Store1_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hofheintz-Reissig_Store1_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973701","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002314"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/hofheintz-reissig-store-83003165/"}