Old Bakery - Austin, Texas - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Old Bakery & Emporium is an historic building located in Downtown Austin. The Bakery operates as a Consignment Shop, Visitor Information Center, Art Gallery exhibiting local artists 50 or better and houses a museum, the Lundberg-Maerki Historical Collection.

The Old Bakery was built in 1876 by Charles Lundberg. Bread then was not sliced or wrapped. Children and maids waited with baskets to take home loaves hot from the oven. House specialties were sponge cake ladyfingers, glazed kisses, and almond-meal macaroons.

A front balcony (since razed) permitted a later Baker, Henry Maerki, to photograph parades, including one for U.S. President William McKinley.

The Old Bakery and Emporium can be seen in Google Street View.

Street address: 1006 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas USA 78701 County / Borough / Parish: Travis Year listed: 1969 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade; Processing, Specialty Store Current function: Government; Government Office Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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