102 N Main St 

Buda , TX 78610

Historic name: Taylor, O.T. Moore Grocery; A.H. White's Confectionary (built c. 1915)

About This Property

These three brick buildings were constructed c. 1915. The now combined buildings at 108 and 106 N. Main were a grocery in the early 1920s run by R. L. Taylor. Taylor sold it to O.T. Moore, who in tum passed it to Clem Armbruster in 
the early 1930s. Clem and his wife Mary Armbruster operated the store for many years; Clem ran a grocery out of one 
side and Mary operated a dry goods store selling fabric, school supplies, sewing notions and clothing. Wyatt and Ada 
Green followed the Armbrusters and today Helen Alcala's popular Case Alde restaurant occupies both portions of the 
building. Helen Alcala is the granddaughter of farmer Juan Rodriguez, a Mexican National who moved his family to 
Buda in 1913 to escape the Mexican Civil War.

The third portion of the brick buildings (about 102 N. Main) was originally A. H. White's confectionery store 
built about 1912. Later Ed Labenski and his son Cecil Tom moved their meat market to the building. More recently, GTE had an office in the building, but the current occupant is Farmers Insurance. 



Total Building Size (sq ft):
Zoning: FZ2
Current Historic Designations: • Not individually listed on the National Register
• Located in a National Register District (Contributing)
• Located in a Local District (Contributing)
• Not a Local Landmark
• Eligible for Historic Tax Credits

Nearby Businesses

Property Information
Zoning Uses Allowed Mixed Use
Lot Size (acres) 0.0700
Parking Spaces
Electrical Service
Heating Type
Official Total Sq Ft
Total Commercial Units
Total Residential Units
Total Commerical Sq Ft
Total Residential Sq Ft
Year Built c. 1915
Last Remodel Date
Last Sale Date February 26th, 2013
Parcel Number R22305
Subdivision
Legal Description ORIGINAL TOWN OF BUDA, BLOCK 4, LOT PT OF 5-6, ACRES 0.0689
Located Within
  • National Register Historic District
  • Buda Historic District (Local Design Review Required)
  • Main Street District
  • DTTX Search Area

Existing Businesses

Farmers Insurance: Jason Eiser

Business Type
Office and Professional Services
Square Ft.
Floor
First yr. at location

Survey Recommendations

Type
Stylistic Influences
Alterations/Additions
The building has been extensively altered by replacing the original wood sash windows with oversized tinted aluminum frame windows, moving the door opening and replacing the door with a modem one of glass and metal.
Survey Recommendations
Not Individually Eligible
Priority
Historic Resources Survey
Survey Date
Modification Type