{"nrhp_refnum":"87002100","name":"Reuter, Louis and Mathilde, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"806 Rosedale Terrace","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.24142197200007,"lon":-97.74461026799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-12-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 12-room Spanish Colonial Revival villa at 806 Rosedale Terrace in the Travis Heights subdivision of South Austin, Texas, built in 1934 on a wooded hilltop overlooking Town Lake and downtown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a distinctive example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, notable for its siting, textured finishes, craftsmanship and surviving original furnishings. It is also tied to Louis Reuter, who opened what is believed to be Austin's first self-service grocery and its first grocery chain, and to his wife Mathilde, a singer and patron of Austin's arts community.","narrative":"Perched on a wooded hilltop in Austin's Travis Heights neighborhood, this 12-room Spanish Colonial Revival villa was built in 1934 for grocer Louis Reuter and his wife Mathilde. Its walls are native limestone laid in a \"peanut brittle\" pattern beneath a red barrel-tile roof, and its eccentric details include an oversized volute and a porch with arches of differing radii. Inside, textured plaster walls, cast concrete columns, decorative tile and carved furnishings made for the house survive. The plan was designed for recitals, centered on Mathilde's concert grand piano. Louis Reuter introduced Piggly Wiggly self-service retailing to Austin around 1918 and expanded it into the city's first grocery chain. Mathilde, a trained soprano, was a leading figure in Austin's arts community for decades. Builder Thomas D. Jones, Louis's nephew, constructed the house, and the property still occupies its original nine lots. A restoration begun in 1986 returned original colors, glazing and fixtures.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1934)","architect_builder":"Thos. D. Jones","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition; restored inside and out after 1986, with exceptional integrity and the original nine lots intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.005944-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/9737/40973703/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87002100.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002100/765e1b5b58-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002100/765e1b5b58-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_reuter_house_2011.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:Louis_reuter_house_2011.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006796","name":"Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/travis-heights-fairview-park-historic-district-100006796/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973703","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_and_Mathilde_Reuter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6688414"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/reuter-louis-and-mathilde-house-87002100/"}