Hofheintz-Reissig Store
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N 30° 15.848 W 097° 44.306
14R E 621356 N 3348727
This post-mounted subject marker stands outside the front door of the Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill on Red River Street in Austin.
Waymark Code: WMPVVC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2015
Views: 4
Marker erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Hofheintz-Reissig Store
Address 600 E 3rd St
City Austin
County Travis
Subject Codes commercial buildings; German immigrants/immigration; markets, merchantiles
Year Marker Erected 1983
Designations Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 14765
Marker Text: Built between 1850 and 1875 for German immigrant Henry Hofheintz (1822-1880), this structure served as a grocery and dry goods store for nearly 100 years. Built later was the one-story addition, which was used as a saloon and a residence. Hofheintz' eldest child, Catherine Louise, and her husband, Adolph Reissig, inherited the store, and the property remained in the family until 1966. An important reminder of Austin's small, residential business establishments, the Hofheintz-Reissig Store is also a fine example of German-influenced architecture found in many 19th-century Texas buildings.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
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