Calhoun Bakery
Why it's listed
Calhoun Bakery is a two-story wood-frame building at 209 N. Wheeler in Victoria, Texas, dating from about 1908. It was built by businessman A. Goldman for his son-in-law, T.C. Calhoun, to house a bakery, and it was designed for both commercial and residential use. The rectangular building has weatherboard siding, a standing seam metal roof with a hip form and box eaves, and an interior brick chimney with a corbeled cap. Wood double-hung windows with two-over-two lights, paired double-door entrances with transoms, and a three-bay, two-story inset porch with chamfered posts mark the east side. The upper porch level is screened and has a paneled balustrade. A porte-cochere on the south side has an enclosed second level. A one-story addition stands at the rear, and the building is in good condition. It was listed for its architecture, as a rare and largely unaltered example of a frame commercial building in Victoria. It remains in commercial and residential use.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites architecture as the basis for significance. It was built by entrepreneur A. Goldman for his son-in-law, T.C. Calhoun, to house the bakery business. It is described as an outstanding and rare example of an unaltered frame commercial building in Victoria. The reviewer accepted it under Criterion C.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 86002534, listed December 9, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 209 N. Wheeler, Victoria |
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| County | Victoria County |
| Listed | December 9, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002534 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular commercial building |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State, Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as good, with a one-story addition at the rear; present use is commercial/residential. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 28.79926, -97.00171 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86002534.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000659
- This listing as JSON
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