The J. P. Schneider Store -- Austin TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Austin's historic J. P. Schneider store, once a dramatic and eyecatching store, is now dwarfed by modern buildings many times its size. It has been carefully restored and is still in use today as a barbecue restaurant in Austin's busy downtown.

In 1974 the J. P. Schneider Building received a state historic marker that reads as follows:

"J. P. SCHNEIDER STORE

In the mid-1860s, shortly after the Civil War, Jacob Peter "Jake" Schneider (1852-1925) began working in William Brueggerhoff's general mercantile store, and part-time as a legislative page in the Capitol. About 1870, he and his mother, Margarita Schneider, opened a store on the corner across the street (north).

Brueggerfhoff helped stock the enterprise in payment of a debt. In 1873, as the business expanded, and Schneider built this two-story brick structure, and converted the older building into storage space, called the "flour house". The Schneider residence was also across the street. The basement of the Schneider store contained meats, vats of wine and whiskey, and molding cheeses, and the upper two stories housed large stocks of food and clothing. Schneider also operated a wagon yard south and west of the store, complete with two camp houses for travelers. After Schneider's death the store was managed by a son F. Ralph Schneider, who added a saloon in the rear of the building after the repeal of prohibition in 1933. Business operations ceased in 1935, and the structure has since housed electrical and lumber companies, and as art gallery. It has been damaged twice by fire in recent years, and is still owned by the Schneider family. (1974)"

The building was added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Street address: 401 W 2nd St (at Guadalupe) Austin, TX County / Borough / Parish: Travis Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Commerce; Architecture Periods of significance: 1875-1899; 1850-1874 Historic function: Department store Current function: Restaurant Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 11:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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