{"nrhp_refnum":"86002533","name":"Alden, C. R., Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"106--110 W. Juan Linn","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.797713052000063,"lon":-97.00706292799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial building at 106-110 W. Juan Linn in the central business district of Victoria, Texas, built around 1900 for C. R. Alden, with an estimated 1910 date also noted.","why_significant":"The nomination cites architectural significance. The building is described as one of the few outstanding commercial structures remaining in Victoria's central business district. Brick is used effectively to embellish the cornice and the window and door openings, and the first-floor openings remain intact. The reviewer accepted it under Criterion C as a turn-of-the-century commercial example.","narrative":"Located at 106-110 W. Juan Linn in downtown Victoria, Texas, this two-story brick building was constructed around 1900 for C. R. Alden, who used it for his livery stable and feed store. It has a flat roof with a raised parapet, corbeled cornice and tin cornice molding, and wood floor and roof systems. The six-bay south facade is asymmetrical, with projecting pilasters marking the fourth bay, a corbel table and an inscription panel. Second-story windows are round-arched with a string course, and the west half has a three-bay storefront with cast iron columns and transoms. Its first-floor openings remain largely intact. The building was recognized for its architecture as one of the few outstanding commercial structures left in the central business district. Its west half has been preserved and its east half renovated, and it remains in commercial and office use in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Commercial building; vernacular","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as good, with the west half preserved and the east half renovated. Present use is commercial/office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.780651-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/9704/40970440/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002533.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002533/268c4b7c9b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002533/268c4b7c9b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alden_Building_Victoria_Texas.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:Alden_Building_Victoria_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970440","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318306"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/alden-c-r-building-86002533/"}