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[citation needed] Today, the building houses the offices for the Secretary of State. [3] The building is located at 1019 Brazos Street, immediately south of the old General Land Office building and east of the Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places along with the Greer Building on ...
The Old State Capitol (1849–1862, 1882–1932) Included in the Louisiana State Constitution of 1845 was a clause that required the state capital to be moved from New Orleans by 1849. [9] [8] A committee was formed to prepare a site for the eventual move and, the designs by James H. Dakin were chosen in a competition on May 5, 1847. The city ...
This courthouse was replaced by a larger building in 1876 and was eventually demolished in 1906. The second Travis County Courthouse was a three-story limestone building designed in a monumental Second Empire style, built along the south side of the Texas State Capitol. The county's needs outgrew this building, too, and in 1931 it was replaced ...
Soon after the orphanage closed, in order to meet new and changing needs of the neighborhood, the Ella Austin Community Center was opened November 1, 1968, at the same location on Burnet Street. Although now in a different location, today the community center continues to honor the legacy of Ella Austin and her orphanage by serving San Antonio.
Texas State Senator Kirk Watson and Representative Gina Hinojosa proposed a bill to allow the complex to be auctioned off. [6] In August 2023, the Texas General Land Office and the City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson announced a plan to redevelop the Hobby complex into workforce housing. The complex would ideally include a housing resource office ...
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The current Texas State Capitol is the fourth building to serve that purpose in Austin. The first was a two-room wooden structure (located on the northeast corner of 8th St and Colorado St) which served as the national capitol of the Texas Republic and continued as the seat of government upon Texas' admission to the Union.