{"nrhp_refnum":"88001969","name":"Leske Bar","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"432 W. Main","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuero","county":"DeWitt County","state":"TX","lat":29.09204494000005,"lon":-97.29502375899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame commercial building at 432 W. Main Street in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, established around 1890 (estimated date). It sits in a mostly commercial and industrial area west of the central business district.","why_significant":"The building is a rare surviving example of a 19th-century wood-frame commercial building in Cuero, where most historic commercial buildings are masonry. It recalls the frame stores that lined downtown streets in the 1870s and 1880s before brick buildings replaced them. The reviewer recommended acceptance under Criterion C.","narrative":"Leske Bar is a two-story wood-frame commercial building at 432 W. Main Street in Cuero, Texas, with an estimated date of about 1890. It has board-and-batten and weatherboard siding, a gable roof covered in standing-seam metal, a three-bay ground floor with two single-door entrances, and a wood canopy. Upstairs are three bays of double-hung windows with six-over-six lights, and a simple cornice with jigsawn brackets. Over time the original facade porch was replaced and a second-floor doorway was turned into a window. Tax rolls are inconclusive, but John Leske owned the property by 1897. Its importance lies in its rarity. Most of Cuero's historic commercial buildings are masonry, so this wood-frame store is an extremely rare local survivor. It serves as a reminder of the frame commercial buildings that lined downtown streets in the 1870s and 1880s before brick buildings replaced them. The building remains in commercial use and is in good condition despite moderate storefront changes.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is described as good, with moderate storefront alterations; present use is commercial.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.778628-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/9687/40968766/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001969.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968766","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001851"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dewitt-county/leske-bar-88001969/"}