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Driskill Hotel lobby in 2012 Driskill Hotel annex, built 1930. Jesse Driskill, a successful cattle baron, had moved to Texas from Missouri in 1849. Flush with cash from his service to the Confederate Army, to which he supplied beef throughout the Civil War, he decided to diversify by constructing a grand hotel in Austin.
Drexel has a large urban campus, so the risks of crime are assertively addressed. Drexel aims to maintain a secure campus for students, staff, and local neighbors. [5] Drexel's solution to the issue of crime is a three—layers of defense: Drexel Police, Philadelphia Police, and Drexel Public Safety (staffed by Allied Barton).
Statue of Anthony J. Drexel by Moses J. Ezekiel, which was completed in 1904 and moved to the Drexel campus in 1966 The Main Building, dedicated in 1891 Academy of Natural Sciences (in structure built in 1876) as it appeared in 1891 in its present location but a prior edifice [13]) The interior of Drexel University's Main Building as seen in 2023 Monumental conical pendulum clock by Eugène ...
Anthony Joseph Drexel, who founded the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891, which later became Drexel University. The history of Drexel University, a private university in Philadelphia, began with the founding of Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, with the main building dedicated on December 17 of that year.
Editor's note: City Hall Insider is a roundup of items the Austin City Council is set to vote on other local government news and an inside look at my reporting process. This story will be updated ...
The aggregated heights of Austin's high-rises is second in Texas, behind Houston, based on data from Texas Real Estate Source. [3] [4] The current tallest completed building in Austin is Sixth and Guadalupe, with a height of 874 ft (266 m), followed by The Independent at 690 ft (210 m) and The Austonian at 680 ft (210 m).
Millennium Hall may refer to: Millenium Hall, or A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent, a 1762 novel by Sarah Scott; Millennium Hall, one of several buildings funded by the Millennium Commission to celebrate the turn of the millennium; Millennium Hall (Addis Ababa), a multi-purpose venue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Dragons sports teams including basketball and wrestling.While the entire recreation center, including the multi-purpose arena, gym, natatorium, rock climbing wall, and squash canter are located in the athletic center, the "DAC" generally refers solely to the multi-purpose arena.