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The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in east Austin, Texas, housed in the former George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library. Named in honor of George Washington Carver, the facility has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.
George Washington Carver (c. 1864 [1] – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. [2]
In 1928, Austin voters approved $150,000 in bonds for a permanent building, and the temporary building was moved to Angelina Street, resurfaced with brick, and opened as the library's first branch, the George Washington Carver Branch. The building is now part of the George Washington Carver Museum, adjacent to the current Carver Branch. [4]
The George Washington Carver Museum in Tuskegee, Alabama, founded in 1941 by George Washington Carver; George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin, Texas; George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, housed in the former Carver High School (formerly Phoenix Union Colored High School) in Phoenix, Arizona
Busts on display inside the museum. The museum houses a collection of originals and replicas of Ney's works, along with many of her personal belongings and tools. The more than fifty busts, medallions, and full-sized figures on display include her portraits of European notables such as King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Arthur Schopenhauer as well as ...
The French Legation Museum, the Texas Music Museum, and the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center are among the neighborhood's cultural amenities. [6] The nonprofit organization Six Square was founded in 2013 to preserve the Black cultural heritage of Central East Austin, including many of the neighborhood's historical buildings. [3]
IDEA Carver Academy is a public charter school located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Initially established as a Christian private school, Carver Academy was founded by David Robinson, former NBA basketball player with the San Antonio Spurs, and his wife Valerie. The school was founded in 2001 and is named after George Washington Carver.
Williams played at a time when high school and colleges were still highly segregated in the South. He attended George Washington Carver High School (Sweeny, Texas), where he helped his team win the Carver State Championship in 1965. His play in football and basketball earned him the nickname “Sweeny”.