Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. Grocers – Austin

Address	207 Brazos St./201 E. 3rd St., Austin TX
Year Built	c. 1905
Status	Endangered
Style
Architect	Unknown
Notes	One of Austin’s most well-known early grocers, Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. occupied this building around 1905 (the business was previously located at 113 E. 5th in the late 1800s). In the 1930s it became a Slaughter Stores grocery wholesale and packing warehouse. According to Towers, the building will be torn down to make way for a new apartment tower, but the ground floor will have a design similar to this building, and materials will be reused. The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin describes Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. as “one of the best known firms in the entire Southwest in the wholesale grocery and produce business.”¹ Mini timeline: 1894: Louis Strassburger, & Co. purchases A. Michelson’s grocery business (est. 1891), Isaac (Ike) Heidenheimer, Jr. listed as a member² 1897: Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. resides at 109 E. 5th St. 1905: Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. moves to 201 E. 3rd St. c. 1920: Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. changes to Heidenheimer & Co. *c. 1930: Slaughter Stores grocery moves its wholesale and packing warehouse to the former Heidenheimer building after Heidenheimer & Co. closes.