{"nrhp_refnum":"88002556","name":"Princess Ice Cream Co.","other_names":["Troy Laundry"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"217 W. Beauregard","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.46092204300004,"lon":-100.44084253899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Moderne commercial building at 217 West Beauregard in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, built about 1927-31. Its architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the best example of the very few Moderne style buildings built in San Angelo. It was first home to the Princess Ice Cream Company, and Troy Laundry moved in some time after 1936. Its significance is local and rests on architecture.","narrative":"Located on a commercial street at 217 West Beauregard in San Angelo, this one-story commercial building dates from about 1927 to 1931 and reflects the Moderne style. It is symmetrical and flat-roofed, with stucco walls and rounded corners on the front facade. Glass blocks fill the lower half of each rounded corner. Other characteristic Moderne features include a stepped-back cornice, ornamental banding of Carrera glass, and original-style building signage. The storefront has a small aluminum awning, a recessed entry and plate glass windows. The nomination notes that, even if the storefront is not original, it keeps the character of Moderne design. The building first housed the Princess Ice Cream Company, and Troy Laundry moved in some time after 1936. It was listed for its architecture, being regarded as the best example of the very few Moderne buildings constructed in the city. Its condition is described as good, and the architect or builder is not known.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Moderne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good, and the site is listed as original.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.579481-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/9701/40970189/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002556.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002556/a9a056d622-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002556/a9a056d622-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Angelo_September_2019_73_(Princess_Ice_Cream_Company).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</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:San_Angelo_September_2019_73_(Princess_Ice_Cream_Company).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970189","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000813"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/princess-ice-cream-co-88002556/"}