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1006 Congress Avenue Austin, TX LUNDBERG BAKERY.  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places  State of Texas Archaeological Landmark  City.

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1 1006 Congress Avenue Austin, TX LUNDBERG BAKERY

2  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places  State of Texas Archaeological Landmark  City of Austin Historic Landmark  State of Texas Historic Landmark HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS

3  Carved limestone eagle at roof ridge  Location near capitol, one of the oldest commercial buildings in downtown Austin  Italianate window and door openings. Keystones and segmental arches with limestone accents.  Use of Austin buff brick, especially the decorative patterns at the pediment  Decorative wood balcony (although of recent construction it reflects the original design) CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES

4 BUILDING HISTORY  1987 Charles Lundberg moves to Austin, starts bakery  1895 Lundberg passes away, wife sells business to Henry Maerki  1906 Maerki sells the business  1906-1963 Building houses electric company, finance office, nightclub  1963 Heritage Society of Austin purchases building  1969 State of Texas assumes ownership, becomes threatened with destruction  After outpouring of support, state turns it over to the City of Austin  1974-1976 Office of Bicentennial Affairs  1976 Converted to ‘Old Bakery and Emporium’

5 MODIFICATIONS/ALTERATIONS c.1900-1905 c. 1970s c. 2007

6 BUILDING MATERIALS Stucco Concrete Limestone Brick Wood Metal

7 NORTH ELEVATION

8 EAST ELEVATION

9 SOUTH ELEVATION

10 WEST ELEVATION

11 NORTH ELEVATION

12 EAST ELEVATION

13 CEMENT STUCCO Large Cracks Hair Cracks

14 CEMENT STUCCO Fractures/Material LossDeformation

15 MASONRY PittingDelamination

16 MASONRY AlveolizationMaterial Loss

17 BRICK Chipping Stair cracks

18 BRICK CovingSurface Erosion

19 INAPPROPRIATE REPAIRS Portland Cement Mortar

20 INAPPROPRIATE REPAIRS Deposit Mismatched Mortar

21 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Peeling Paint Splintering

22 THANK YOU!


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