Gebhardt Bakery
a.k.a. Page Building
119 E. Franklin St., Hillsboro, TXThe Gebhardt Bakery's fine brick detailing and contrasting, rusticated, stone headers make it one of Hillsboro's most architecturally significant commercial structures. It also represents one of the commercial center's best-preserved, early-20th-century buildings. Established by Charles Gebhardt in 1901, the Gebhardt Bakery was not moved to this brick building until 1905. After Gebhardt died in 1920, the business was taken over by his son-in-law, Albert Farmer.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.