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Austin was planned on a 640-acre site on a bluff above the Colorado River, nestled between Shoal Creek (West Avenue) to the west and Waller Creek (East Avenue) to the east Edwin Waller in 1839. [4] The story of the settlement of Old West Austin begins with the oldest and best-known home in the area, Woodlawn.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Austin County, Texas. There are one district and nine individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. Four individually listed properties are also Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Austin: 124: Onion Creek Crossing at McKinney Falls: Onion Creek Crossing at McKinney Falls: May 30, 2019 : McKinney Falls State Park, 5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy: Austin: 125: Page-Gilbert House: Page-Gilbert House
1833 map of Coahuila and Texas; Austin's Colony is the large pink area in the southeast.. The "Old Three Hundred" were 297 grantees who purchased 307 parcels of land from Stephen Fuller Austin in Mexican Texas.
When Mary Mayfield Gutsch died in 1971, the home and grounds were left to the City of Austin for use as a park. [3] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1994. Mayfield Park is open to the public and is known for its free roaming peacocks on the property. The cottage and gardens can be reserved for ...
Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin, Texas) Central Christian Church (Austin, Texas) Central Presbyterian Church (Austin, Texas) Clarksville Historic District (Austin, Texas) Commodore Perry Estate Hotel; Congress Avenue Historic District; Connelly–Yerwood House; Frank M. and Annie G. Covert House; Cox–Craddock House; Andrew M. Cox Ranch Site
Residents of Clarksville began requesting Austin city funds for the improvement and preservation in 1964, but dirt streets crossed the area until 1975, and a creek carrying sewage periodically flooded homes. However, in 1975 the Texas Historical Commission designated a two-block-wide strip of Clarksville as a historic district, and the city ...
The Daniel H. and William T. Caswell Houses are two historic homes in downtown Austin, Texas completed near the turn of the 20th century. The buildings are located at 1404 and 1502 West Avenue, respectively. The Daniel H. Caswell House is home to the Austin Junior Forum, a volunteer organization. The William T. Caswell House is used for office ...