Leske Bar
432 W. Main, Cuero, TXThis is a rare example of a 19th-century frame commercial building in Cuero. Tax roll information in inconclusive, but by 1897 it was Although most of Cuero's historic commercial buildings are of masonry construction, this is an extremely rare local example of wood-frame store. The Leske Bar is a vivid reminder of the type of commercial buildings that lined Cuero's downtown streets during the 1870s and 1880s but were eventually replaced with brick buildings in later years.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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