{"nrhp_refnum":"86002603","name":"Old Municipal Assembly Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"800 E. Pine","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.804059393000045,"lon":-96.99690269699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story masonry municipal assembly hall at 800 E. Pine in Victoria, Texas, built in 1934 and designed by architect Kai Leffland. It was originally a public meeting hall and is now used as a recreational building.","why_significant":"The inventory record cites architecture and social significance. The city aldermen, with Federal Works Progress Administration financial help, hired Kai Leffland to design a new city meeting hall in 1934. The building combines stylized classical and modern details.","narrative":"Built in 1934 at 800 E. Pine in Victoria, Texas, this one-story masonry building was designed as a municipal assembly hall and public meeting place. City aldermen commissioned architect Kai Leffland to design it, with financial assistance from the Federal Works Progress Administration. The structure has stucco walls, a gable roof covered in composition shingles, box eaves with crown molding, and metal casement windows. Its symmetrical seven-bay south elevation follows a Palladian arrangement, with a five-bay main block, flanking wings and a gabled central entry bay. Ribbed pilasters frame the recessed double-door entrance, and an entablature and pediment sit above. The design blends stylized classical details with modern elements. The inventory lists architecture and social history as its areas of significance. The building is owned by the City of Victoria, now serves as a recreational facility, and is described as being in fair condition. Records indicate it has been moved from its original site.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Kai Leffland","architectural_style":"Stylized classical with modern detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is a recreational building; condition is listed as fair. The record notes the building has been moved from its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.879284-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/9705/40970570/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002603.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970570","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002447"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/old-municipal-assembly-hall-86002603/"}