Historical Markers of Texas

6425 1933 Austin Public Library 810 Guadalupe St., Austin Overlooking one of the city's four public squares platted in 1893, this site was obtained from the Texas Legislature in 1913 for a public library. ...

14789 Abner Hugh Cook Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 158 (Mar. 20, 1814 - Feb. 21, 1884) A native of North Carolina, Abner Cook came to the newly created capital city of Austin in 1839 with a skill in design ... 15867 Adams-Ziller House SW corner Guadalupe and W. 14th streets. RTHL medallion displayed, marker in storage. Augusta Adams (ca. 1817-1907), a widow and native of Mecklenberg, Germany, immigrated to Texas and purchased land at this site in 1857. This modest ... 12238 Addcox House NE corner of E 37th Street at Red River Built in 1935 for Mary Susie Sheedy, this house changed hands three times before being purchased by University of Texas electrician Charles J. Addcox ... 13929 African Americans in the Texas Revolution Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. Many African Americans, free and slave, supported Texas during its 1835-36 War of Independence from Mexico. Although official recognition of the ... 15108 All Saints' Episcopal Church 209 W 27th Street This edifice stands on the mid-1840s land grant of former Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar, and near the official residence of the second ... 17873 All Saints' Episcopal Church 209 W 27th Street Dating to 1899, this historic church is built of white Austin limestone quarried in Liberty Hill, and is complemented with a dark slate roof. It ... 15298 Anderson's Mill 13974 FM 2769, Volente TX 78641. Site of Anderson Mill Museum and Grist Mill, on FM 2769 west of Bullick Hollow Road Built in 1863 - by - Thomas Anderson - A native of Pennsylvania - Used as a powder mill - For the Confederate Armies - During the Civil War - Erected ... 14948 Andrew Jackson Hamilton Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 73 (January 28, 1815 - April 11, 1875) A native of Alabama, Andrew Jackson Hamilton moved his family to Texas in the 1840s. He served as state attorney ... 15335 Andrew Jackson Zilker next to Pool House Voted Austin's most worthy citizen twice, Indiana native Andrew Jackson Zilker (1858-1934) grew up with a strong respect for the laborers along the ... 15518 Annie Webb Blanton Blanton Elementary, 5408 Westminster Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945). Educated in the public schools of Houston and La Grange, Anne Webb Blanton began her teaching career in 1887 in the ... 14883 Approximate Location of the Missions Zilker Park, south side of Barton Springs Pool, just inside entrance gate (accessible from Azie Morton Road). About 10 feet from gatehouse. Approximate location of the Missions San Francisco de Los Neches, Nuestra Senora de la Purisma Concepcion, San Jose de los Nazonis. Established in ... 6442 Ashford McGill House (Zilker Park Refectory) Austin Nature Center, Zilker Park Originally built in the 1870s for Austin pioneer Ashford McGill, this native limestone structure and the surrounding property were purchased by Andrew ... 6449 Austin High School 1715 W. Cesar Chavez Street A Centennial of Public High School Education Tax supported, locally controlled secondary education began in Austin in 1881 with the establishment ... 15360 Austin High School-- John T. Allan Campus 9th and Trinity, in front of First Baptist Church An ornate, red brick building at this site served as the first structure in town built for the public high school, founded in 1881. Construction ... 6416 Austin High School_Rio Grande Campus Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus, NW corner W. 12th and Rio Grande streets In Edwin Waller's 1839 plan for the city of Austin, two blocks were set aside for schools at Rio Grande and 12th Street, then called College Avenue. ... 15605 Austin Lodge No. 12, A.F. & A.M. Scottish Rite Temple, on exhibit in library. Marker reported in storage Nov. 2016. Master masons gathered at the home of Edwin Waller, surveyor of the townsite of Austin, on Oct. 11, 1839, one week before President Mirabeau B. ... 15775 Austin Memorial Park Cemetery 2800 Hancock Dr. As the population of the city of Austin grew larger during the early 20th century, a privately owned cemetery with plots available for purchase by ... 12743 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary on the north side (rear) of Shelton Chapel This seminary had its origins in the Austin School of Theology, begun in 1884 by the Rev. Dr. Richmond Kelley Smoot and the Rev. Dr. Robert Lewis ... 12757 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Campus on the north side (rear) of Shelton Chapel The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary held its first classes in a donated building at 9th and Navasota. President T. R. Sampson, hoping to ... 15648 Austin State Hospital 4110 Guadalupe While Texas was a frontier state and psychiatry a pioneer venture, the Texas Legislature in 1856 created this hospital for the mentally ill; in 1925, ... 13278 Austin State Hospital Cemetery 200 W 51st St Austin State Hospital Cemetery Established 1882 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002 6430 Austin Woman's Club 708 San Antonio St., Austin Begun as family residence by Mrs.Catherine North in 1847. Completed in style of French chateau by Austin banker, Maj. Ira Evans,1892. Bought by charter ... 12690 Austin, C.S.A. N. Congress Ave. and W. 1st St. Marker reported in storage Jun. 2020. An active place during the Civil War, Austin was the site of the secession convention, March 2, 1861, and legislative sessions which lasted until ... 6424 Austin's Moonlight Towers 9th and Guadalupe St. Marker reported missing. This is one of 27 that remain out of 31 towers erected 1894-95 and in continuous use since. Their carbon arc lights then illuminated entire city. ...

6439 B. J. Smith Property 610 Guadalupe St. Purchased from State of Texas at auction in 1853, by Smith, a school proprietor. Structure, one of the better early homes in Austin, was probably ... 15050 Bailey Hardeman Republic Hill section A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic Born in Tennessee, 1795 Died on Caney Creek, Matagorda ... 12839 Baker Family Cemetery Located 3.9 miles west of Cedar Park at 12308 Lime Creek Road. From Cedar Park take Hwy 1431 west for 1.5 miles; turn left on Lime Creek Road and go 2.4 miles; the cemetery is behind a gate on the north side of Lake Creek Road. Baker Family Cemetery Established 1903 Historic Texas Cemetery-2001 12689 Balcones Fault Aids Colonization of Texas 8300 block Loop 360 (Capitol of Texas Highway), west of Bluffstone Lane/Spicewood Springs Road Curving through the center of Texas form Hill County south and west to Uvalde County is the rugged escarpment-fault called Balcones. The abundance ... 22710 Banks-Wood Cemetery Blake Manor Road 15620 Barr Mansion 10463 Sprinkle Road Built in 1898 for cotton merchant William Braxton Barr (1864-1902) and his wife, Matilda (Tilly) Birdwell (1868-1951), this home was designed by ... 6443 Barton Springs Barton Springs Drive, at entrance to pool house Clear and icy, these springs over the years have drawn Indians, pioneers, and tourists to this spot. The waters are brought from the limestone strata ... 13992 Becker School 906 West Milton Herman Becker (1857-1933) operated a successful downtown café, and he bought part of the historic Bouldin homestead in south Austin in 1891. His ... 13926 Beriah Graham House 2605 Salado Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962 (medallion only) 12240 Bethany Cemetery 1300 Springdale Rd. This cemetery was established in the late 1800s when burial space set aside for African Americans in Austin's historic Oakwood Cemetery was no longer ... 12825 Blackshear Elementary School Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy, N side E. 11th Street between Concho and Salina streets Opened in 1891 to provide free public education to African-American children in the community then known as Gregory Town, Blackshear Elementary ... 15114 Bloor House Lexington Street at W. Lane Avenue Local rancher and farmer Alfred Sutton Bloor (1850-1899) and his wife Martha (Wainwright) (1849-1928), natives of Pennsylvania, built this home in ... 14502 Boardman-Webb House 602 W. 9th In the 1850s Dr George T. Boardman (d. 1884) came to Austin to practice dentistry. He developed a new process to fill teeth and helped incorporate ... 14186 Boggy Creek Masonic Cemetery Circle Road, south of Dittmar Road, 0.7 mi E of S. Congress and 0.5 mi W of William Cannon According to local tradition, in the winter of 1859, 23-year-old John Davis joined a community wagon train headed for work in the pine forests of ... 13542 Bohls House 901 Old Hutto Road Gottlieb William Bohls (1878-1961), the oldest of Heinrich and Julie Schroder Bohls' ten children, was born on his family's farm near this site. ... 20057 Boyce Family Cemetery Boyce Family Cemetery, Oxford Vineyard Rd., E side NE of intersection with Pell Rd on private property. Set among rolling hills in Manor, the Boyce Family Cemetery only has five graves, consisting of the family patriarch, Aaron Boyce (1800-1846), his ... 15416 Brackenridge Hospital 601 East 15th Street, west entrance of the hospital When Edwin Waller surveyed the Austin townsite in 1839, he sat aside this block, in what was then the Northeast corner of the city, for a hospital. ... 14555 Bratton Cemetery W. Louis Henna Blvd., east of intersection with La Frontera Blvd./FM 1325 Kentucky native John Bratton (1812-1855) came to Texas with his family in 1837. Ten years later, Bratton purchased land in this area and set aside ... 6453 Brizendine House 507 W 11th St., Austin This simple vernacular rough ashlar house represents the life style of the late 19th century working middle class family in Austin. The exterior ... 23384 Broken Spoke S. Lamar Blvd, SE side opposite Westrock Dr. In 1964, Austin native James M. White (1939-2021) opened a new dance hall and restaurant south of the city limits at a former lumberyard on South ... 17512 Brown Building 710 Colorado Street BROWN BUILDING In 1938, architects C.H. Page and Son designed the Brown Building for legendary businessman Herman Brown on a prominent site at the ... 15080 Brueggemann-Sandbo House 200 E. 30th Street Julius Brueggemann (1851-1922), a German stone and cement mason who had worked on the State Capitol, built this house with the help of his two sons ... 13232 Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound NW corner W. 34th and Fruth streets, multiple buildings within walled compound. Marker faces W. 34th St. Albert and Rebecca Buddington built the first part of this compound as their home c. 1860. In 1921, it became the home of Dr. Harry Y. Benedict, ... 15258 Buen Retiro (Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house) Colonial Revival mansion built 1902 by Austin financier Louis Nicholas Goldbeck. Sold 1908 to Texas Association of Phi Gamma Delta, national fraternity ...

6465 Camp Mabry Camp Mabry grounds, E of 35th St. entrance (0.1 mi. W of Mopac/Loop 1) in field E of entrance The original 85-acre tract (gift of Austin citizens in 1892) was the site of annual encampments for the Texas Volunteer Guard, an elite militia constituted ... 16146 Caperton Family Cemetery near the intersection of Thaxton Road and Colton-Bluff Springs Road, 10 miles south of Austin, on private property. 15300 Capt. & Mrs. Chauncey Johnson Republic Hill section Here Sleep Capt. and Mrs. Chauncey Johnson Capt. Johnson was born in Burlington, Vermont May 1, 1798 Served in the War of 1812 Came to Texas in 1840 ... 14985 Capt. Jesse Billingsley Texas State Cemetery A soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835 Commander of Company C. First Regiment, Texas Volunteers at San Jacinto Member of the 1st and 2nd Congresses ... 14300 Capt. John R. Hughes Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section Feb. 11, 1855 June 3, 1947 Texas Ranger 1887-1915 [Footstone] Capt. John R. Hughes (Feb. 11, 1855 - June 3, 1947) Texas Ranger, 1887-1815, Noted ... 14871 Captain Andrew Briscoe Republic Hill section Born in Mississippi November 25, 1810 Came to Texas in 1833 A Volunteer in the Army at Anahuac, 1835 Commanded A Company at the Capture of San Antonio, ... 14066 Carlson Manda-Carlson Road at Lund-Carlson Road Brothers Pete and John Carlson, Swedish immigrants who came to America in 1869, settled in this area in 1881. Pete opened Carlson Store, the first ... 20053 Carrington Bluff House David Street, W side, 0.1 mi. NW of W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. In 1854, local Austin merchant and land speculator, L.D. Carrington (1816-1897), bought this property and the surrounding outlots for his family ... 6423 Carrington-Covert House Texas Historical Commission offices, SE corner 16th and Colorado streets Leonidas D. Carrington (1816-97) and his wife, Martha Hill Carrington (1824-59), came to Austin from Mississippi in 1852. He began to accumulate ... 6431 Catherine Robinson House 705 San Antonio St. -- 13210 Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz 7200 Circle S Road Tradition holds that a family passing through the area in 1912 buried a child, Maria de la Luz, at this site. In August of that year, A. Donley, ... 6417 Central Christian Church 1110 Guadalupe St. In 1847, Eight years after the City of Austin was platted, ten members of the Disciples of Christ Brotherhood met to organize this congregation. ... 13928 Central Presbyterian Church 200 E 8th St This congregation traces its roots to October 13, 1839, when Austin's first Presbyterian worship service was held at Bullock's Hotel. Present that ... 6437 Christianson-Leberman Building Texas Historical Commission offices, W side Colorado St. between 13th and 14th, west of the Texas State Capitol. Sometimes previously called Old John Hancock House. RTHL medallion only 12688 City of Manor Manor City Hall In area first settled by James Manor (1804-81), who came from Tennessee with Sam Houston in 1832, later returning for his family and a sister and ... 6461 Clara Driscoll 2312 San Gabriel Ave., Austin (April 2, 1881 - July 17, 1945) Patriot, philanthropist, writer, public figure. Born at St.Mary's, Refugio County; daughter of Robert and Julia Fox ... 14494 Clarksville Sweet Home Baptist Church Historic Black neighborhood. Settled in 1871 when Charles Clark, a freedman, bought two acres of land on present Tenth Street. This formed the nucleus ... 14916 Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall NE corner W. 6th and Lavaca streets. Marker reported missing Jun. 2024. Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall The University of Texas System Constructed during the period 1912-1914. This building was the seventh United States post ... 14291 Clayton Vocational Institute Manor Volunteer Library In 1903 the Rev. Joseph E. Clayton was called to be principal of Manor's first black school. Under his leadership, the educational program included ... 15334 Col. Lewis Miles Hobbs Washington Oakwood Cemetery, Section 3, Lot 714, grave of Rebecca Landis Washington (Dec. 2, 1813 - Feb. 1857) Georgia native Lewis Washington came to Texas about 1835 and joined the Revolutionary forces at San Antonio. A member ... 18940 Collins Cemetery Cottonmouth School Rd., NW side 0.1 mi. SW of Dee Gabriel Collins Rd. Established by Newton Isaac Collins, Sr. (1826-1903), an emancipated slave from Alabama, the Collins Cemetery is the final resting place for his ... 14391 Colonel Stephen Heard Darden Texas State Cemetery Army of Texas, 1836. State senator 1861-1862. Commissioned Colonel C.S.A., 1863. Member of the Confederate Congress, 1864. State comptroller, 1874-1881. ... 18401 Colored Teachers State Association of Texas Building University of Texas at Austin Center for Community Engagement / John S. and Drucie R. Chase Building. Navasota St., E side between E. 12th and Cotton streets. Built by John S. Chase (1925-2012), the first licensed African American architect in the state, this building originally housed the Colored Teachers ... 23385 Comanche Peak NW corner Comanche Trail and Monte Castillo Pkwy At Austin’s founding in 1839, Native American groups already living here included Apache, Waco (a branch of the Wichita) and Tonkawa. The dominant ... 14580 Community of Nameless Nameless Road First surveyed in the 1850s, this area attracted numerous settlers by 1868. A community grew up, and in 1880 townspeople applied for a post office. ... 16464 Confederate Men's Home NW corner of W. 6th St. & Campbell St. The Confederate men’s home began in 1884 as a project of the John B. Hood Camp of United Confederate Veterans and was intended as a residence for ... 12685 Confederate Texas Legislatures Texas State Capitol grounds, NW of Sam Houston State Office Building and SW of intersection of 14th and Brazos streets When Texas seceded, Feb. 1, 1861, the 8th Legislature was in Austin in a called session, adjourned Feb. 9. On March 18, the 8th came back for a second ... 14963 Congregation Beth Israel 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd This congregation was organized in 1876 by about 30 charter members led by noted businessman Henry Hirschfeld and newspaper publisher Phineas de ... 14389 Congress Avenue Austin In his original 1839 plan for the Capital City, Edwin Waller, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Austin's first mayor, designed ... 18279 Cranfill Apartments 1909 Cliff Street, Building B Dr. Thomas Cranfill (1913-1995), English professor at the University of Texas, commissioned this three-unit apartment building as a residence and ... 15716 Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House 1509 Marshall Lane Carrie Margaret (Graham) and Paul Conrad Crusemann and this house built in 1917 as one of the first homes in the Enfield subdivision. Mrs. Crusemann ...

6454 Daniel H. Caswell House 1404 West Avenue Daniel H. Caswell came to Austin from Nashville, Tennessee, about 1895. He purchased a cotton oil manufacturing company, bought and sold cotton, ... 14473 Daniel Shipman Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section Participated in the Disturbance at Anahuac June, 1832 and the Storming and Capture of Bexar, December 5 to 10, 1835 Born in North Carolina February ... 23684 Darnall House 2805 Wooldridge Dr., Austin Designed in 1940 by native Austin architects Arthur Fehr (1904-1969) and Charles Granger Jr. (1913-1966), the Darnall House was one of the earliest ... 14975 David Crawford Edmiston J. J. Manor Cemetery March 2, 1825 – January 18, 1903 A native of Arkansas, David C. Edmiston came to Texas with his family in 1835. As a young man, David served with ... 16195 Davis Cemetery E. side of Vine St., between Cavileer Ave. & Twin Oaks Dr. George W. Davis (ca. 1809-1884), his wife Eiline P. Moore Davis (1810-1872) and family arrived in Texas in 1835. George served in Captian Mosely ... 15717 Davis-Sibley House 2210 Windsor Road Austin architect Hal Thomson designed this 1931 home for Emma Levison Davis. She was a founding member of the settlement club and the widow of pioneer ... 14274 Dawson Stone House 1105 S. Lamar Real estate developers Mary and Nannie Dawson built this house about 1900 as part of the South Heights expansion of Austin. The sisters were pioneer ... 12241 Decker Swedish Evangelical Free Church and Cemetery FM 3177 (Decker Lane), 0.5 mi. S of US 290 Among the Swedish immigrants who settled in Decker in the 1880s were many seeking freedom from the Swedish state church. The immigrants held meetings ... 14416 Decker United Methodist Church and Community Decker United Methodist Church, W side Decker Lane 1.5 mi. NE of Loyola Lane First settlers in this area on Decker Creek were Swedish immigrants, who attended church in Austin from 1867 to 1870s. Beginning in 1871, the Rev. ... 6446 Deep Eddy Bathing Beach 401 Deep Eddy Ave., off Lake Austin Blvd, Austin Swedish immigrant Charles Johnson built a large home for his family on 39 ares of land in this vicinity in the 1850s. In 1902 two of his children, ... 13778 Del Valle Army Air Base (Bergstrom Air Force Base) 9515 New Airport Drive, Hilton Hotel (Bergstrom Air Force Base) Following the U.S. entry into World War II, the Army Air Corps established a base here in the Del Valle community on land ... 14668 Denny-Holliday House 1803 West Avenue The structure originated as a one-story limestone dwelling, built between 1869 and 1871 by Charles Denny. Mrs. N. L. Holliday, a widow with six children, ... 15772 Desegregation of Lions Municipal Golf Course At entrance to Lions Municipal Golf Course In 1924, local Lions Club members formed the Austin Municipal Golf and Amusement Association to open the first public golf course in the city. The ... 15413 Desegregation of Texas Public Schools 1165 Angelina St., George Washington Carver Museum The State of Texas instituted a public school system for African-American students during Reconstruction. This segregation of students was further ... 16804 Dessau Cemetery 13300 Dessau Road Established ca. 1874 Historic texas cemetery – 2009 14392 DeWitt Clinton Baker Home Site 2620 Rio Grande 14420 Diocese of Austin Diocese of Austin chancery, facing Capitol Mall. In 1947, the Catholic leaders of the San Antonio, Galveston and Dallas Dioceses voted to surrender counties within their Ecclesiastical jurisdiction ... 24259 Donley-Goode-Walton House and Walton's Beauty Shop and Salon marker pending marker pending 12326 Donnan-Hill House 2528 Tanglewood Trail Gustavus Johnson, a carpenter and contractor, built this house for his daughter, Jennie, when she married John K. Donnan in 1876. Located then near ... 17811 Downs Field Downs Field, N side E. 12th St., W of Alexander Ave. In 1954, the city of Austin relocated Downs Field here from its original location at 12th Street and Springdale Road where it was constructed in ... 15328 Doyle Farm Assumption Cemetery Arrival on Sept. 21, 1874, of two brothers of Holy Cross at the Doyle Farm James Doyle (1795?-1866). A native of Ireland, came to Texas in 1835. ... 14888 Dr. George Moffit Patrick Republic Hill section A volunteer at Anahuac, 1832 Member of the Consultation, 1835 Commander of the Schooner "Flash" 1836 Most Worshipful Grand Master Grand (Masonic) ... 16098 Dr. Gideon Lincecum Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section Dr. Gideon Lincecum, a veteran of the war of 1812, internationally famous botanist, friend of Darwin. Born in Georgia April 22, 1793, died at Long ... 14660 Dr. Jacob Tally Wilhite Carl Cemetery (April 3, 1875 - January 27, 1927) Born on a farm near this site, Jacob Tally Wilhite received his early education in the public schools of the Willow ... 16691 Dr. Lewis and Carolyn Mitchell 1193 San Bernard DR. LEWIS AND CAROLYN MITCHELL WERE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE ROSEWOOD COMMUNITY DURING THE 1940s. DR. MITCHELL OWNED A DENTISTRY PRACTICE ON EAST 12TH ... 14321 Dr. Robert Lee "R.L" Moore NE corner 23rd and Rio Grande streets (1882-1974) Dallas-born Robert Lee “R.L.” Moore was a noted figure in the new generation of American-educated researchers of science in the early ... 23552 Dr. Sidney and Helen White House 8601 Azalea Trail Walter Carrington, a prominent central Texas homebuilder, constructed this 1968 house for African American dentist Dr. Sidney White Jr. (1928-2002) ... 15014 Dr. Thomas Jefferson Gazley Republic Hill section --- front side --- Born in New York, January 8, 1801 * Died in Bastrop County, Texas, October 31, 1853 * Doctor- Lawyer, Soldier, Legislator Erected ... 13931 Driskill Hotel Brazos St., W side between 6th and 7th streets. One marker is at E entrance facing Brazos Street, with duplicate marker facing 7th Street W of Brazos Street. Built 1885-86 by Col. Jesse L. Driskill (1824-1890), cattle king who moved to Austin in 1869. Brick dressed with limestone. Had three grand entrances ...

14345 E.H. Carrington Grocery Store and Lyons Hall NW corner E. 6th and Red River streets. Marker reported missing Feb. 1995. Built in 1872, this commercial structure housed the successful grocery business of former slave Edward H. Carrington. After his death in 1917, ... 6470 Eanes Cemetery Eanes Cemetery at Eanes Elementary School, SW corner Bee Cave Road and Camp Craft Road The establishment of this cemetery in 1874 provided for the burial of travelers and residents of eastern Travis County who did not have a family ... 6469 Eanes School and Chapel Eanes Elementary School, SW corner Bee Cave Road and Camp Craft Road A log cabin built on property of Robert Eanes (1805-95) in 1872 was the first Eanes school. In 1874 the school was moved to a one-room frame structure ... 6468 Eanes-Marshall Ranch SH 360, east side between Lost Creek Blvd and Las Cimas Pkwy Alexander Eanes (1806-1888) moved to Texas from Mississippi in 1845 and acquired this ranch by 1857. In 1873 he sold the property to his brother, ... 14787 Ebenezer (Third) Baptist Church 1010 E. 10th Street The Ebenezer (Third) Baptist Church was organized by Reverend C. Ward, February 1875, in the home of Mrs. Elisa Hawkins at 1104 East Tenth Street. ... 12592 Edmund and Emily Miller House Poplar St., N side between San Gabriel and San Pedro streets. Marker reported removed Nov. 2021, replacement marker pending. Noted economist and University of Texas professor Edmund T. Miller (1878-1952) and his wife, Emily (1884-1979), an artist and member of the pioneer ... 16207 Education in Manchaca Jose Antonio Menchaca Elementary School The community of Manchaca, named for a campsite of Tejano Army Officer Jose Antonio Menchaca. First received a post office in 1851. Early Educational ... 17293 Edward Clark House Outbuilding 604 West 11th Street Edward Clark (Lt. Governor 1859-1861; Governor 1861) purchased four lots, including this property, in 1856. This brick structure likely served as ... 13828 Elisabet Ney Elisabet Ney Museum (Jan. 26, 1833 - June 29, 1907) World-renowned sculptor; lived 35 years in Texas, where she executed works of many noted citizens. Born in Muenster, ... 13829 Elisabet Ney Home Elisabet Ney Museum (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1962 - medallion only) 24235 Elrose Building marker pending marker pending 15117 Elroy 13512 FM 812 Swedish and German immigrants began to settle in this area in the 1890s. A post office was established in 1898, and by 1918 there were about 70 families ... 24197 Elton and Lucy Perry House marker pending marker pending 15042 Elvira T. Manor Davis House 4112 Avenue B Elvira T. Manor Davis (1841-1918) was reared in east Travis County near present-day Manor, Texas. Named for her father, she married Blackstone H. ... 6451 Emma West Flats 511 West 7th, Austin After attorney Robert G. West (1860-1904) died, his widow Emma Grant West (1865-1952) had this structure built to provide rental income for support ... 14956 Esperanza School Building Zilker Botanical Garden, Zilker Park One of earliest one-room rural schoolhouse in Travis County, this cabin was built on property of Richard McKenzie in 1866. It was known as Esperanza ... 14903 Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition Near entrance to St. Edward's University. East side of S. Congress Ave. between La Vista St. and University Cir. 1966 inscription plate replaced 1936 original. Approximate Site Reached by the Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition. A good will trip made in 1709, when Spain was uneasy about her 190-year-old ... 6434 Eugene Bremond House 404 W. 7th St. N/A 14303 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dessau 13300 Dessau Rd The community of Dessau was founded in 1854 by German immigrants, including the Wieland, Nauert, Nehring, Grosskopf, Krueger, Goerlitz, and Hennig ... 23311 Evergreen Cemetery 3304 E. 12th St. The City of Austin reached capacity for African Americans’ burial spaces in the segregated section of the city cemetery around the turn of the ...

14294 F. Weigl Iron Works Red River at East Cesar Chavez Ironsmith Fortunat Weigl (1884-1973) migrated to Austin in 1913 from Germany with his wife Anna and sons F. Lee and Herbert. Work was scarce until ... 14518 Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot NE corner W. 6th and Pressler streets Family home of Dr. R.K. Smoot, 1876-1905 pastor First Southern Presbyterian Church. Built 1877 of bricks hand made on Barton Creek. Site of founding, ... 23966 Father Joe Znotas marker pending marker pending 23806 Felts-Moss House marker pending marker pending 16096 First Capitol in Austin @ site of 1936 City Hall The first capitol in Austin was erected on this site in 1839. Every president of the Republic of Texas performed some official act within its wa ... 13935 First Classes of the University of Texas Law School Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. The University of Texas held its first classes in the Temporary Capitol at this site on Sept. 15, 1883. Fifty-two of the 218 original students were ... 15362 First Colored Baptist Church 4805 Heflin Lane The oldest Black Baptist church in the city, this fellowship grew from the slave membership of the First Baptist Church of Austin. In 1864 the Committee ... 13106 First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Austin 6800 Woodrow Ave In 1853, Missionary Rev. E.B. Crisman formally organized the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Austin. Members met in a frame building at 7th and ... 14351 First Presbyterian Church of Austin 8001 Mesa Drive This congregation traces its history to the early years of Austin and the missionary activities of the Rev. Daniel Baker. After a visit to Austin ... 6418 First United Methodist Church of Austin First United Methodist Church, NE corner 12th and Lavaca streets In 1840, shortly after Austin was incorporated, the Rev.John Haynie (1786-1860), a Methodist circuit rider from the Mississippi Conference, led 14 ... 6452 Fischer House 1008 West Ave. Prussian native Joseph Fischer (1826-1889) constructed this home for his family in 1882 with the help of his son Francis. Skilled stonemasons, Joseph ... 13095 Fiskville 8830 N Lamar, at Peyton Gin Two area pioneers were Josiah Fisk, who arrived in 1846, and Edward Zimmerman, who came in 1854; both brought their families to the farming lands ... 13159 Fort Magruder, C.S.A. Marker reported missing Aug. 2016. Fort Magruder, C.S.A. During the Civil War, Fort Magruder was built near here west of Congress Avenue. Named for Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, commander ... 15352 Fortress Home 1425 Fort Dessau Rd. Built in early 1850's by Martin Wieland, from Dessau, Germany. Used as a neighborhood Fort. Enlarged 1873, 1912. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ... 14977 Frances & Benjamin McCulloch Republic Hill section Here Rest Frances Lenoir McCulloch and her son Benjamin McCulloch Two of the sons of Alexander and Frances Lenoir McCulloch * Benjamin and Henry ... 14828 French Legation 802 San Marcos St Erected in the year 1841 by Conte Alphonse Dubois De Saligny, Charge D'Affaires for King Louis Philippe of France, to the Texas Republic. He lived ...

16099 Gen. Alexander Watkins Terrell State Cemetery General Alexander Watkins Terrell, born in Patrick County, Va., November 23, 1827. Came to Texas in 1852. Died while visiting in Mineral Wells, September ... 15113 Gen. George W. Terrell Oakwood Cemetery, Section 4 Born in Kentucky 1803. Came to Texas in 1840 from Mississippi. Associate justice, Supreme Court, 1840. Secretary of State, 1841. Attorney General, ... 16093 General Land Office of the State of Texas Texas Capitol Visitors Center [former General Land Office building]. Marker reported in storage Oct. 2020. Map dot approximate. 1856-1918. Now dedicated by the state to the uses and purposes of the Daughters of the Republic and the Texas Division of the Daughters of the Confederacy. ... 14984 General Moseley Baker Republic Hill section Commanded Co. D. First Regiment of Texas Volunteers at San Jacinto A member of 1st and 3rd Congresses of the Republic and later a Brigadier General ... 18238 George A. Peterson House 1012 E. 8th Street This late Victorian, t-plan home was constructed around 1904 for George A. Peterson, a partner with C.O. Lindahl in a grocery and feed business on ... 18634 George H. Kinsolving Crypt 209 W. 27th Street 14679 George Self J. J. Manor Cemetery A member of Captain Jesse Billingsley's company at the Battle of San Jacinto April 21, 1836 Died in March, 1856. 2162 George W. Sampson Home NE corner of Rio Grande and W. 10th streets. Marker is affixed to building, facing Rio Grande Street, on private property. Former confederate Army Captain and leading Austin merchant George W.Sampson (1825-88), Married Mary Goodwin Hall (b.1845), niece of Gov. Edmund ... 14088 George Washington Carver Branch Library Carver Branch, Austin Public Library. Angelina Street, E side 300 feet N. of Rosewood Ave. In Feb. 1926 the Austin Public Library opened in a room over a downtown store. Within months, the books were moved to this structure, built at Guadalupe ... 17856 George Washington Glasscock Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 243 Born in Kentucky in 1810, G. W. Glasscock served in the Illinois militia in the Black Hawk War of 1832 in the same two units as Abraham Lincoln. ... 14541 George Weedon Austin Permanently wounded in in the Battle of San Jacinto while serving in Capt. William S. Fisher's Company. Died Jan. 18, 1842 near old Cincinnati in ... 15632 Gerhard-Schoch House 2212 Nueces Merchant Philip Henry Gerhard (1850-1906) and wife Lena had this house built by contractor Herman S. Love in 1887. It was said to be first 2-story ... 12732 German Free School 507 E. 10th Street German Free School Education was a primary concern for the new German immigrants who arrived in Texas in the 1840s and 1850s. Although Texas did ... 14770 Gethsemane Church Texas Historical Commission offices, SW corner 16th Street and Congress Ave. The first Lutheran church in Travis County. Organized Dec. 12, 1868, by Swedish pioneers under leadership of Swante Palm. Site of first church building ... 14373 Gilfillan House 603 W. 8th This residence was constructed in 1905 for William L. Gilfillan (d.1932), one of the founders and directors of the Austin National Bank. Designed ... 6455 Goodall Wooten House 1900 Rio Grande Goodall Harrison Wooten (1869-1942) was born in Paris, Texas, the son of Confederate veteran Dr. Thomas Dudley Wooten and his wife, Henrietta Goodall ... 6438 Goodman Building W. 13th Street, N side between Lavaca and Colorado streets Probably constructed in the early 1890s, this commercial building is noted for its decorative brickwork and iron railing. Built for grocer Joseph ... 15101 Governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. (January 28, 1815 - April 11, 1875) The First Republican Governor of Texas Nicknamed "Colossal Jack" because of his imposing stature and his oratorical ... 13934 Governor Edmund Jackson Davis Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. (October 2, 1827 - February 7, 1883) Born in Florida, E.J. Davis became a lawyer and judge after moving to Texas. During the Civil War (1861-65), ... 14643 Governor Elisha Marshall Pease Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. (January 3, 1812 - August 26, 1883) In 1835 E. M. Pease migrated to Texas from his native Connecticut. He joined the Texian forces at the Battle ... 14797 Governor James Edward Ferguson_Governor Miriam A. Ferguson Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. Governor James Edward Ferguson (August 31, 1871 - September 21, 1944) Governor Miriam A. Ferguson (June 13, 1875 - June 25, 1961) James Ferguson, ... 16353 Granger House and The Perch 805 West 16th Street Austin architect Charles Granger (1913-1966) designed the two-story garage and apartment structure at the rear of this lot in 1938. “The Perch” features ... 24180 Gray Family Cemetery marker pending marker pending 23884 Green & White Grocery 1201 E. 7th St In 1936, Norverto and Susie Lopez opened Green & White Grocery at the corner of Waller and East 7th Streets. Their house was behind the store, and ... 6444 Green Pastures 811 W. Live Oak, Austin This Victorian home, located on the 1835 Isaac Decker Grant, was built in 1894-95 by Dr. E. W. Herndon and sold in 1912 to Judge W. W. Burnett. It ... 14554 Grinninger Fence Austin

16288 H&TC and I&GN Depots SW corner of 3rd St. and Congress Ave., facing S at 3rd St toward parking lot. On December 25, 1871, the first train into Austin rolled over Waller Creek, bringing with it hope, prosperity and progress. The Houston and Texas ... 6436 Hale Houston Home 706 Guadalupe Ave. N/A 17925 Hancock Recreation Center 811 East 41st Street The Austin Country Club (ACC) Clubhouse, later named Hancock Recreation Center, was constructed in 1934. Spearheaded by Lewis Hancock, Jr. and other ... 15394 Hardin R. Runnels Republic Hill section Member of the House of Representatives, 1847-1854 Speaker of the House, 1853-1854 Lieutenant Governor Dec. 21, 1855 to Dec 21, 1857 Governor of Texas ... 14127 Haynie Chapel Methodist Church 16415 Greenwood Drive Founded 1839, in the Republic of Texas by Rev. John Haynie (1789-1860). First church was of logs, and located a mile north, on land of Andrew Deavers ... 15593 Headquarters of US Army, 5th Military Dist. Austin 17746 Helena and Robert Ziller House 800 Edgecliff Terrace HELENA AND ROBERT ZILLER HOUSE ROBERT ZILLER, DESCENDANT OF A PROMINENT PIONEER AUSTIN FAMILY, AND HIS WIFE, HELENA, CONSTRUCTED THIS MEDITERRANEAN ... 14700 Henry G. Madison Cabin Rosewood Park, south of Delores Duffie Recreation Center Built about 1863 at 807 East 11th Street; homestead of Henry Green Madison (1843-1912), policeman and farmer, his wife Louise, and their eight children. ... 12736 Henry H. and Bertha Sterzing Ziller House 1110 Blanco Street Henry H. and Bertha Sterzing Ziller House Henry (1853-1924) and Bertha (1857-1900) Ziller, both members of families who came to the Austin area from ... 15055 Henry Smith Temporary State Capitol site, SW corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. Henry Smith (1788-1851) immersed himself in public affairs soon after arriving in Texas in 1827. Initially a local political leader in what is now ... 6459 Herblin - Shoe House 712 W. 16th St. Built in 1899-1900 by local contractor John Allen Greathouse for the William H. Herblin family, this house was located in the neighborhood known ... 17537 Hezikiah Haskell House 1703 Waterson, Austin The community of Clarksville is an early freedman’s community that was established after the Civil War. Freed slave Charles Clark founded the community ... 6441 Hirshfeld Cottage 305 W 9th St., Austin German native Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911) migrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. After working with his two uncles in Mobile, Alabama, ... 6440 Hirshfeld House 303 W. 9th St., Austin Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911), a native of Germany, was a prominent Austin merchant and a leader in the city's Jewish community. In 1873 he and hid ... 12242 Hodnette House 4300 Avenue F A rare and important example of the Craftsman aesthetic designed by prominent Austin architect Charles H. Page, Sr., this house was built in 1909 ... 14765 Hofheintz-Reissig Store 600 E 3rd St Built between 1850 and 1875 for German immigrant Henry Hofheintz (1822-1880), this structure served as a grocery and dry goods store for nearly 100 ... 17955 Holy Cross Catholic Church and Community 1610 E. 11th St. In 1936, the Reverend Francis R. Weber, CSC, met with African-American Catholics in the home of William M. Tears and celebrated the first Mass for ... 23258 Holy Cross Hospital Austin Cancer Center. Marker pending. marker pending 16197 Hornsby Cemetery Hornsby Cemetery, off FM 969 on private property. Map dot approximate. -- (HTC medallion) 14733 Hotel Provident & Heierman Bldg. 115-117 E. 5th 15895 Houston Family Cemetery 3906 Houston Lane Houston Family Cemetery Established ca. 1835 Historic Texas Cemetery-2007 6471 Hudson Bend Hudson Bend Rd., W side, N of Doss Rd. In 1854 Wiley Hudson (b.1825) and his family settled on the bend of Colorado River that was named for him. The 1860 census showed four families living ... 6457 Hugh B. Hancock House 1717 West Ave. Built in 1886, this house was originally located on 7th street in the Robertson Hill area of east Austin. It was constructed for Hugh B. Hancock, ... 14424 Hyde Park NE corner 43rd and Speedway Advertised in 1892 as "The most fashionable part of the wealthiest and most aristocratic ward in the city", Hyde Park was Austin's first planned ...

14170 I. V. Davis Homestead 1610 Virginia Ave 15519 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 500 Immanuel Road Circuit riders began in 1852 to hold religious services in this area. In 1869, the Texas Synod of the Lutheran church sent Pastor F. Ernst to preach ... 16095 In Memory of Thomas Christian, William Strother and Josiah Wilbarger Bartholomew Park, NE corner Berkman Drive and E. 51st Street. Bronze plaque mounted to base of granite Josiah Wilbarger monument. In Memory of Thomas Christian, William Strother and Josiah Wilbarger, members of a party of five who were attacked near here by Indians in August, ... 23785 Integration of Barton Springs marker pending marker pending 6429 Ira Hobart Evans 708 San Antonio St., Austin (April 11, 1844 - April 19, 1922) Born in New Hampshire, Ira H.Evans grew up in Vermont. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army, attaining ... 17525 Ireland and Mary Graves House Green Lanes, E side 400 feet S of Wooldridge Dr. In the 1930s, Ireland Graves (1885-1969), an attorney and former district judge, bought property in Pemberton Heights from Josephine Lucile Fisher. ...

14242 J. Frank Dobie House 702 E. 26th Built in 1925, this house was occupied by eminent Texas author, educator, and folklorist J. Frank Dobie (1868-1964) and his wife Bertha from 1926 ... 14635 J. L. Buaas Building 407 E. 6th St Norwegian immigrant John L. Buaas moved to Austin in 1839 and in 1871 was appointed city alderman by Reconstruction governor E.J. Davis. In 1875 ... 13207 J. L. Foster Gravesite 7315 E Ben White Blvd (single gravesite) J.L. Foster Gravesite Interred December 1900 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001 6450 J. P. Schneider Store 401 W. 2nd St. In the mid-1860s, shortly after the Civil War, Jacob Peter "Jake" Schneider (1852-1925) began working in William Brueggerhoff's general mercantile ... 16289 J.W. & Cornelia Rice Scarbrough House 1801 West Ave. This Italian Renaissance revival-style home was designed in 1920 by architect Edwin C. Kreisle for the family of prominent Austin merchant John William ... 15048 Jacob Fontaine Oakwood Cemetery, Section 4 (c. 1808 - 1898) Jacob Fontaine was born in Arkansas and came to Austin about 1850 as a slave of Episcopal minister Edward Fontaine. In 1864 Jacob ... 14246 Jacob Larmour House 1711 Rio Grande This Victorian cottage was built in 1875for architect Jacob Larmour (1822-1901), who came to Austin with his family in 1871. He played a major role ... 14254 Jacob Leser House 3506 West Avenue After purchasing this land in 1859, German-born Jacob Leser (1827-1901) erected a log cabin and a frame structure to house his soap and candle factory. ... 14704 James Allison York Republic Hill section Participated in the capture of San Antonio, 1835 A member of Capt. Moseley Baker's Company at San Jacinto Born in Kentucky on July 4, 1800 Died in ... 18400 James and Leanna Walsh House SW corner Bonnie Rd. and Rockmoor Ave. Marker faces Bonnie Road. Located in Tarrytown, this Mission Revival style house features limestone quarried from a nearby source and red, Spanish-style clay roof tiles. ... 14131 James Euwin Edmiston J. J. Manor Cemetery An Arkansas native, James Euwin Edmiston came to Texas with his family in 1835, settling near present Webberville. He was a Texas Ranger during the ... 15533 James G. Wilkinson Republic Hill A member of Capt. Wm. W. Hill's Company at San Jacinto Born in Kentucky march 5, 1805 Died in Lee County, Texas August 15, 1848 Here also sleeps ... 15236 James L. Farmer, Jr. 1604 New York Ave. James L. Farmer, Jr.(Jan. 12, 1920-Jul. 9, 1999)Civil rights leader James Leonard Farmer, Jr., son of Pearl (Houston) and Dr. James L. Farmer, Sr., ... 14505 James Loraine Dallas Republic Hill Served in the Army of Texas, 1836 Born in Pennsylvania Aug. 18, 1818 Died in Washington County, Texas March 18, 1883 His Wife Mary V. (Cooper) Dallas ... 14103 James Wales Jones Republic Hill Born in Georgia 1797 One of the Old Three Hundred Colonists A Soldier in the Texas War for Independence Died 1847 His wife Hetty Stiles Jones Died ... 15417 Jane Yelvington McCallum 613 W. 32nd St. (December 30, 1877 - August 15, 1957) One of the most prominent leaders of the Texas woman suffrage movement of the early 20th century, Jane Y. McCallum ... 15377 Jesse and Rosanna Grimes Republic Hill section Hon. Jesse Grimes Born Feb. 6, 1788 Died Mar. 15, 1866 A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Member of the Congress of the Republic Died ... 14459 John A. Wharton Texas State Cemetery Came to Texas from Tennessee. Prominent orator, jurist, and prosecutor. Delegate Texas Secession Convention 1861. Joined Confederate Army as Captain ... 6435 John Bremond, Jr. House 700 Guadalupe St. -- 16097 John Crittenden Duval Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 311 John Crittenden Duval, escaped the massacre March 27, 1836 and was the last survivor of Fannin's army to die. Born in Kentucky in 1816. Died in Fort ... 15075 John Edward Lewis Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section A member of Captain W. J. E. Heard's Company in the Battle of San Jacinto Born in New York City October 3, 1808 Died April 1, 1892 His wife Anna ... 15862 John Elbridge Hines Seminary of the Southwest (October 3, 1910 – July 19, 1997) John E. Hines was born in Seneca, South Carolina. He attended the University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee) ... 14844 John Hawkins Singleton Republic Hill section Served in the Army of Texas, 1836 The Army of the United States in the Mexican War, 1846 The Confederate Army 1861 - 1865 Born in Kentucky June 25, ... 15143 John Ireland Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section Born in Hart County, Kentucky January 1, 1827 Died in San Antonio, Texas March 5, 1896 [Back of headstone] An officer in the Confederate Army Senator ... 15538 John Litton Republic Hill A soldier of the San Jacinto Army. Born in South Carolina, 1812. Died July 4, 1856 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 14429 John M. King Log House Twin Creeks Historic Park. From the south end of the trail in the Twin Creeks Golf Maintenance Center off FM 2769, walk through a pedestrian access gate. Marker Reported Missing 4.24.2024. This small one and one-half story log house on Cypress Creek in northwest Travis County could have been built as early as 1859. John M. King bought ... 15341 John W. McHorse Texas State Cemetery, NE corner Navasota and E. 7th streets, Republic Hill section 2 (C2), Row M, Number 3. Map dot approximate. Born in Alabama 1819 Died January 9, 1897 Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of Hayden Arnold's company Erected by the ... 23908 Johnson & Johnson Grocery and House marker pending marker pending 12793 Joseph and Mary Robinson Martin House 600 W. 7th St. Joseph and Mary Robinson Martin House Prominent Austin contractor George Fiegel completed this house in 1903 for Joseph Anthony (1867-1947) and Mary ... 14153 Joseph Baker Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot Baker Born in Maine 1804. Died in Austin, Texas, July 11, 1846. One of the founders of "The Telegraph and Texas Register" at San Felipe de Austin, October ... 15530 Joseph J. Manor Cemetery Sandy Brown Lane. East on FM 969, north on Webberwood Way S., west on Sandy Brown Lane. Joseph J. Manor (1818-1884) came to Texas from Tennessee at age twenty, settling finally in Webberville, where he acquired land and opened a store ... 14876 Judge Abner Lipscomb Republic Hill section --- front side --- Born in South Carolina February 10, 1789 Died Dec. 8, 1856 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 --- back side --- Member of Legislature, ... 15198 Judge Calvin M. Cureton 1300 Windsor (September 1, 1874 - April 8, 1940) Born in Bosque County of a noted pioneer family. A legislator (1909-13); first assistant attorney general (1913-18); ... 14409 Judge Edwin Waller Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section. --- front side --- Born in Virginia, November 4, 1800 * Died in Waller County, Texas, January 3, 1881 His Wife Juliet M. De Shields Waller Born in ...

14452 Kappa Kappa Gamma House 2001 University The Beta Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity was chartered at the University of Texas in 1902. The Beta Xi house association was formed in ... 14569 Keith House 2400 Harris Blvd 16138 Kimbro Between Manda Carlson Road and FM 1100 Named for pioneer landowner Lemuel Kimbro, this community was settled in the late 1870s by Swedish, Danish, and German immigrants. Most of the residents ... 18237 Kincheonville Zion Rest Missionary Baptist Church, N side Paisano Trail 0.3 mi. E of Brodie Lane Thomas Kincheon, a former slave from Mississippi, established the rural community of Kincheonville in this area shortly after emancipation in 1865. ... 12826 King-Tears Mortuary 1300 E. 12th St. King-Tears Mortuary In October 1901, William M. Tears opened the Tears Funeral Home at 614 E. 6th Street to provide mortuary services for African ... 13522 King-Von Rosenberg House NW corner of Lorrain St. and Enfield Rd. Marker reported missing Dec. 2020. In 1916, the heirs of Gov. Elisha Pease established the Enfield Realty and Home Building Company and began dividing the Pease estate into what would ... 13941 Kopperl House 4212 Avenue F Built in 1896 at a cost of $4,200, this home was purchased the same year by sportswoman Loula Dale Kopperl (1861-1919). She and her husband Morris ... 15517 Kuempel Home 16422 Cameron Road

20056 L. C. Anderson High School and Integration of Austin's Public Schools Eastside Memorial ECHS and International High School. Thompson St., S side between Rosewood Ave. and Webberville Rd. To accommodate an increasing African American population, the Austin Public School system (later the AISD) built E.H. Anderson High School in 1909, ... 6472 Laguna Gloria just West of Loop 1 This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado ... 15110 Las Ventanas 602 Harthan 15581 Laurine Cecil Anderson Kealing Middle School, south wall of courtyard (1853-1938) Born the son of slave parents in Tennessee, Laurine Cecil Anderson attended public schools in Memphis and college at Fisk University ... 13847 Lilia and Josephine Casis Casis Elementary School Josephine (1873-1947) and Lilia (1869-1947) Casis were reared in Jamaica, where their European parents educated them in the classics, languages, ... 16578 Littig Cemetery 6 mi. E of Manor, .5 mi. S. on Bitting School Rd. The town of Littig was laid out in 1883 along the route of the Houston & Texas Central Railway on land donated by former slave Jackson Morrow, and ... 12734 Littlefield Building 601 N. Congress Littlefield Building George Washington Littlefield (1842-1920) came to Texas from Mississippi in 1850. After serving in Terry's Texas Rangers in ... 14889 Littlefield Home University of Texas at Austin, Civitas Institute, NW corner W. 24th St. and Whitis Ave. Marker is near stone wall at the intersection, 100 feet SE of the house. George W. Littlefield (1842 – 1920) came to Texas with his family in 1850. He served in the Civil War with Terry’s Texas Rangers, attaining the rank ... 16137 Live Oak Cemetery 10739-10799 Twin Creeks Rd The original four-acre section of this cemetry included land donated by James M. Turley (1816-83) and Andrew Jackson Hammett (1829-1907). The oldest ... 16117 Lockwood Cemetery Blake Manor Road to Roadrunner View Road, then unnamed dirt road to Lockwood Cemetery This cemetery was set aside out of land settled by Gordon C. Jennings (1782-1836), his wife, Catherine (1790-1867), and four children who came from ... 6467 Lohmans Crossing From Ladin Lane cul-de-sac west of Strahle Lane, walk west to the historic Liebelt log cabin A native of Hanover, Germany, John Henry Lohmans emigrated to Texas in 1842. He settled in Austin where he opened a large dairy farm. In 1867 he ... 24010 Longview Cemetery (HTC Medallion) Longview Neighborhood Park. Map dot approximate. -- (HTC medallion) 14255 Lund Lund-Carlson Rd; from Austin: US290 E to County Line Rd, County Line Rd to Lund-Carlson Rd, L on Lund-Carlson Rd, 1.25 mi to marker. First known as Pleasant Hill, this community was settled by Swedish immigrants in the late 1880s. The name of the settlement eventually was changed ... 23947 Luther Hall Texas Historical Commission offices, W. 16th Street, S side between Colorado and Congress streets In 1934, Gethsemane Lutheran Church pastor J.E. Chester called for a new Sunday School and Luther League facility. Dedicated on July 28, 1940, ... 23310 Lydia Street Fire Station 1005 Lydia St. After its establishment in 1839, the burgeoning city of Austin battled fires regularly, prompting officials to establish volunteer fire stations ...

14469 M. M. Long's Livery Stable & Opera House 901 Congress When M. M. Long and his family moved here from Bastrop in the early 1860s, the first floor served as the livery stable for Long’s Austin to Burnet ... 6462 Major John B. Jones Camp Mabry, on W 35th St., just W of Loop 1 overpass, Austin Famed defender of the frontier. Instilled ideals of excellence into Texas Rangers. Born in South Carolina. Came to Republic of Texas 1839. Educated ... 14154 Major William Cooke Republic Hill section Born in Virginia, March 28, 1808 - Died in Guadalupe County, Texas December 21, 1847 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 12249 Major William Martin "Buck" Walton Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot Walton, Space 13 (January 17, 1832 - July 1, 1915) Mississippi native William M. "Buck" Walton attended the University of Virginia and studied law in Carrollton, ... 13535 Malcolm and Margaret Badger Reed Estate 2407 Harris Blvd. Central Texas native Malcolm Reed followed his father into business and ultimately became a leading cotton exporter. He wed Margaret "Maggie" Badger ... 14228 Manchaca United Methodist Church 1011 FM 1626 Methodists in the Manchaca community began meetings as early as 1871 when circuit riders held worship services in the old rock church owned by the ... 14778 Manda Manda-Carlson Rd at Wells School Road Founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1880s, this community was named for Amanda Bengtson Gustafson, sister of the town's postmaster. By the 1890s ... 16136 Manor Cemetery between Lockhart and Lampasas Streets Tennessee native James Manor, who came to Texas in the early 1830s, helped settle this area. A town named for him developled here during the 1840s. ... 14070 Martin Parmer Republic Hill section Born in Virginia, June 4, 1778 - Died in Jasper County, March 2, 1850 - A Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of Missouri, 1821 - Senator in ... 6445 Mary Street Stone House 1001 W Mary St. This residence is one of several erected in south Austin during the 1890's by Developer Nichols Dawson (1864-1939). Constructed of stone quarried ... 13654 Mathews School 906 West Lynn In 1916, the Austin school district built three elementary schools, including two identical ones: Metz on the east side of town and Mathews on the ... 16803 Matsen House 1800 San Gabriel St. In 1953, distinguished professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Texas at Austin, Frederick Albert Matsen (1913-2006), and his wife, ... 14445 Maud Anna Berry Smith Fuller Fuller-Sheffield Funeral Services, NW corner E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Miriam Ave. (October 7, 1868 – January 26, 1972) One of Austin’s most revered African American civic and religious leaders, Maud Anna Berry Smith Fuller is best ... 6420 Mauthe-Myrick Mansion 408 W. 14th St. Rafael Mauthe (1802-79), A German stonemason built this house in 1877 on land purchased from the noted architect Abner Cook in 1856. Mauthe's wife ... 16952 Maxey Cemetery RM 2322 (Pace Bend Rd. N), west side, 0.1 mi. S of Camp Chatauqua Rd., on private property. Between 1855-1859, James Edward Maxey (1831-1908) moved from Arkansas to Bosque Co., Texas, with his mother, two sons and a daughter. During the ... 17513 McClendon-Price House Southwest corner of Pearl and 17th Streets In 1906, local architect Charles H. Page designed this house for Judge James Wooten McClendon and his wife, Annie (Watt), whose father donated the ... 14448 McNeal Home a.k.a. Alfred H. Robinson House and Robinson-Wagner House. RTHL medallion reported missing Mar. 2010. RTHL medallion only 16037 Merrilltown Cemetery 14901 Burnet Road THIS BURIAL GROUND HAS SERVED THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE THE EARLY 1850s. MOST OF THOSE INTERRED HERE LIVED IN THE MERRILLTOWN COMMUNITY, WHICH CAPTAIN ... 16199 Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Salem Cemetery Near 10200 block of Criswell Rd., about 250 feet east of Criswell Rd. The marker is on private property not accessible without prior arrangements with family. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Salem purchased three acres here in 1882 for a sanctuary and a cemetery. The building served ... 15642 Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, SE corner E. 10th and Waller streets This congregation began meeting for informal worship services during the early 1870s at the home of Temple Washington. By 1873, the thirteen original ... 18477 Michael Butler and Butler Brick Company Auditorium Shores at Town Lake, W side of hike and bike trail, 100 feet S. of W. Riverside Drive and 0.2 mi. E of S. Lamar Boulevard. Michael Butler (1842-1909) emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, to New York City in 1866 and worked as a bricklayer. After traveling the country pursuing ... 14112 Michael Paggi House 200 Lee Barton Drive 12979 Millbrook (Roy-Hardin House) Austin, 1803 Evergreen Avenue Millbrook (Roy-Hardin House) William Carroll "Cal" Roy (1851-1916) and Annie (Stanley) Roy (1851-1925) bought this Bouldin mill site in 1894 from ... 14910 Millett Opera House E. 9th St., N side between Congress and Brazos Lumber dealer Charles F. Millett’s 1878 Opera House became a cultural center for Austin, The theater had 800 moveable seats, plus boxes. Operas and ... 12243 Moore-Flack House Marker reported damaged and in storage. Replacement in progress. Local contractor Charles Funk built this house for John M. and Estelle Moore in 1887 at a cost of $2,000. At that time John M. Moore (1853-1902), ... 15032 Moore-Hancock Farmstead 4811 Sinclair Ave Irish native Martin Moore and his wife, Elizabeth Ann (White), left their Austin residences and prosperous Pecan (6th) Street mercantile business ... 14007 Moore's Crossing Bridge Richard Moya Park, E side of the park near Burleson Road and FM 973. Marker is at the S end of the bridge. This structure was originally part of a six-span bridge across the Colorado River at Congress Avenue in Austin. Constructed there in 1884, it was ... 16141 Moses Austin Stephen F. Austin State Office Building, east side facing the Capitol Mall The initiator of Anglo-American settlement in Texas, Moses Austin was a native of Durham, Connecticut. After his marriage to Mary Brown in 1785, ... 24319 Most Worshipful Mount Carmel Grand Lodge A.F.& A.M. marker pending marker pending 23669 Most Worshipful St. Joseph Grand Lodge Masonic Temple marker pending marker pending 6473 Mount Bonnell Covert Park at Mt. Bonnell Rising 775 feet above sea level, this limestone height was named for George W. Bonnell, who came to Texas with others to fight for Texas independence, ... 15031 Mount Olive Baptist Church 1800 E 11th Street The Mount Olive Baptist Church congregation was organized March 3, 1889, in the vicinity of Masontown, one of Austin's earliest African American ... 4306 Mrs. Alfred Robinson, Sr. Home 404 W. 7th (no text - medallion only) 20052 Mueller Airport Berkman Dr.

15134 Neill-Cochran House Neill-Cochran House Museum. Marker reported missing Dec. 2003. Greek Revival architecture, typical of the South. Erected about 1853 for Washington L. Hill by master builder Abner Cook. The hand-cut limestone ... 14838 New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church Manor Organized on February 23, 1876, by the Rev. J.O. Cavallin and Swedish immigrants, the New Sweden Lutheran Congregation built its first sanctuary ... 13620 Norwood Tower 114 W. 7th Street This building was once the tallest structure in Austin's downtown area other than the State Capitol. Dwarfed by other structures by the late 20th ...

14859 O. Henry 409 E. 5th Street (William Sydney Porter, Sept. 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910) Born in Greensboro, N.C., moved to Texas in 1882, and lived on a ranch near Cotulla. Came ... 15479 O. Henry Hall 601 Colorado Built during the period 1877-1881 as a federal courthouse and post office, this was the sixth United States post office location in Austin, dating ... 12695 Oak Hill Roadside park on Hwy 290 500 ft W of Williamson Creek First settlers arrived in area in 1840s. The community founded here in 1856 was called Live Oak Springs; in 1865 it was renamed Shiloh. Later schools ... 14309 Oakwood Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery In 1839, when Austin was being opened as a site favored for the capital of the Republic of Texas, a regular burial place was established in what ... 17855 Oertli Dairy Oertli Park, north side of Pearl Retreat Lane, between Parmer Lane and Lucinda Lane The Oertli family owned and operated dairy farms in Travis county for 78 years, from 1923-2001. Fridolin ‘Fritz’ Oertli was born in Ennenda, Switzerland ... 14748 Okewell 1505 Windsor Road 14949 Old Bakery Old Bakery and Emporium, Congress Ave., W side between 10th and 11th streets. Old Bakery, built 1876 by Chas. Lundberg. Bread then was not sliced or wrapped; children and maids waited with baskets to take home loaves hot from ... 16142 Old Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Texas Austin In this room, the Texas Supreme Court, highest civil appelate court of the state, sat for 70 years, until removal in 1959 to the new Supreme Court ... 15476 Old Depot Hotel (Carmelo's, formerly Mi Casa es Su Casa) 15288 Old Land Office Building Capitol Visitors Center, Texas State Capitol grounds, NW corner E. 11th St. and San Jacinto Blvd. Marker reported missing Jul. 2021. RTHL medallion only 14442 Old Quarry Site Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park, near pool entrance Limestone quarried at this site was hauled to Congress Avenue by oxen and used in constructing the 1853 Texas Capitol Building. The structure burned ... 12244 Old Rock Store 6266 Hwy. 290W Influenced by the style of early German rock buildings in central Texas, James Andrew Patton (1853-1944) supervised the construction of this building ... 15140 Oliver Cemetery Oliver Cemetery Rd off US 290 W of Oak Hill 23655 Olivet Baptist Church marker pending marker pending 18478 Ollie O. Norwood Estate 1012 Edgecliff Terrace The 1922 Norwood Estate was known as "Norcliff" when the property was maintained by Ollie and Calie Norwood. A native of Macune, Texas, Norwood moved ... 14905 Onion Creek Lodge 220, AF & AM Austin 14111 Openheimer-Montgomery Building 105-109 W 8th This structure was built in 1894 for Texas military, business, and civil leader Louis Openheimer (1858-1906. Designed and constructed by John McDonald, ... 16144 Organization of First Protestant Worship in Austin S. side of the Woolworth Building, 6th & Congress The city of Austin, Republic of Texas, was founded in 1839. Among its first settlers were Richard Bullock and James Burke, former elders of Presbyterian ... 14191 Original Site of First Baptist Church of Austin NE corner of W 10th and Colorado streets The Rev. R. H. Taliaferro of Kentucky organized the First Baptist Church in July 1847. Worship services were first held in the Capitol and later ... 11783 Original Site of First Methodist Church of Austin Northeast corner of Congress Ave. and Fourth St., Austin Established in 1840 by the Rev. John Haynie (1786-1860), the First Methodist Church was Austin's second Protestant congregation. Services were held ... 12363 Original Site of First Presbyterian Church University of Texas System offices, NE corner 7th and Lavaca streets. Marker reported missing Jun. 2019. The Rev. William M. Baker and five charter members organized the First Presbyterian Church of Austin on May 26, 1850. Abner H. Cook, future designer ... 23617 Oswaldo A.B. Cantu/Pan American Recreation Center marker pending marker pending

15638 Paggi Carriage Shop 421 E. 6th 14906 Palm School Austin 14684 Paramount Theater 713 N. Congress Originally called the “Majestic,” this theatre was erected in 1915 by businessman Ernest Nalle (1876-1950). Designed by the Chicago architectural ... 18326 Parque Zaragoza 2608 Gonzales St. Austin’s Tejano (Mexican-American) population expanded substantially in the early 1900s, and racial segregation concentrated the growth in East Austin. ... 15397 Pease Park Pease Park, NE corner Kingsbury Street at Parkway. Marker in storage as of Feb. 2021 pending park improvements. Named for family of 1853-57 Texas governor, Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-83), within whose early-day plantation this area was situated. Gov. and Mrs. ... 6413 Pease School 1106 Rio Grande St. This is one of the oldest school buildings in Texas erected from public funds; on university block set aside for school purposes by Republic of Texas ... 17181 Pease School Building 1106 Rio Grande Street, Austin THE AUSTIN GRADED SCHOOL HOUSE WAS DEDICATED ON OCT. 28, 1876. THE BUILDING, ON THIS SITE ORIGINALLY SET ASIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY THE REPUBLIC ... 14290 Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House) 1415 Woolridge 14313 Penn and Nellie Wooldridge House 3124 Wheeler St. In 1913, Nellie Wylie Holden (1863-1944) built a home here. Tradition holds that her children helped noted architect Hugo F. Kuehne design the Georgian ... 20054 Pennybacker - Alexander House South side of East 38th Street, third house east of Greenway Street, across from Hancock Golf Course 17721 Peter and Clotilde Mansbendel House 3824 Avenue F In 1925, renowned Swiss woodcarver Peter Mansbendel (1883-1940) transformed a late 19th century wooden structure into this romanticized Tudor Style ... 14600 Peter Henry Oberwetter Oakwood Cemetery, Section 2, Lot 467, Space E 1/2 (January 8, 1830 - May 21, 1915) A native of Germany, Peter Henry Oberwetter migrated to Texas about 1849 and settled first in New Braunfels, then ... 14455 Pfluger Cemetery Pfluger Cemetery. Restricted access near Pleasanton Parkway through private property. Henry Pfluger, born in Germany in 1803, brought his large family to Texas in 1850. When he died in 1867, he was buried on this tract of land near ... 15053 Pflugerville Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce, 3rd and Pecan (FM 1825) Henry Pfluger (1803-67), who migrated from Germany to Texas in 1849-50, moved his large family here in 1853. Other settlers joined them, and in 1872 ... 17188 Pflugerville Schools Timmerman Elementary School campus German immigrants arrived in Northeast Travis County in 1849. Education was highly valued, starting with lessons in the home. In 1872, a one-room ... 14891 Philip Walker Texas State Cemetery. Republic Hill, Sec. 1 (C1), Row S, No. 17. A soldier in the Army of Texas. Arrived at San Jacinto April 22, 1836. Born in South Carolina, March 11, 1815. Died in Johnson County, Texas, July ... 15196 Philquist-Wood House 4007 Avenue G Sweden native Sven Axel Philquist, local district clerk and later clerk of the Texas Supreme Court, hired Swedish builder F. Oscar Blomquist to build ... 6433 Pierre Bremond Home 402 W 7th St. N/A 16145 Pilot Knob reported missing 2011 Pilot Knob, the only example of an exposed submarine volcano in Texas, appears today as a prominent hill one mile northwest. It was formed some 80 ... 14334 Platt-Simpson Building 310 E. 6th 13094 Price Daniel Price Daniel Sr. State Office Building, SE corner 14th and Lavaca streets. Texas statesman Price Daniel (1910-1988) was born in Dayton, Texas, the son of M.P. and Nannie Partlow Daniel. His career in state and national politics ...

18371 Rainey House 3941 Balcones Dr. This mid-century modern home was designed by architect B.D. “Pat” Riley in 1957 for noted pathologist Dr. J.R. Rainey, who was recognized for contributions ... 13859 Randerson-Lundell Building 701 E 6th St Cornelius Randerson erected a one-story structure here in 1896 to house a grocery, feed, and wagon yard. John and Claud Lundell purchased the building ... 15556 Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, on the west side (side entrance) of Shelton Chapel (1827-1886) Rebecca Jane Kilgore Stuart became principal of Live Oak Female Seminary in Washington County, Texas, in 1853. In 1854 she married Dr. ... 18633 Rector Cemetery 12801 Lexington 14457 Reuter House 806 Rosedale Terrace Built in 1934 for Louis Reuter (1886-1945) and his wife, this house offered a spectacular view of the city. Reuter worked as a grocer in his native ... 14281 Richard Ellis Republic Hill section Born in Virginia February 14, 1781 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, 1820 Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and President ... 23615 Richard Moya marker pending marker pending 23967 Richard Overton 2011 Richard Overton Ave [formerly Hamilton Ave], Austin (1906-2018) Born in the Pleasant Valley community in Bastrop County to Gentry Overton Sr. (1877-1920) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Franklin) Overton Waters ... 18479 Richland School Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, SE side Cameron Road near parish house, 0.2 mi. SW of Jesse Bohls Drive The Richland School was created as a means to educate the children of the Richland community in northern Travis County. During the 1860s, many Germans ... 14542 Robert Crudup Republic Hill section Aug. 10, 1804 July 13, 1870 [Back of headstone] Crudup Member of the 12th Legislature 15597 Robert Eanes Eanes-Marshall Cemetery, off Lost Creek Boulevard on private property. Map dot approximate. (1805-1895) South Carolina native Robert Eanes and his family came to Travis County from Mississippi in 1872. They joined his brother, Alexander ... 14474 Robert Potter Republic Hill section A Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence First Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Born in Granville N. C. in 1800. Died at ... 14101 Robert Rankin Texas State Cemetery, Section: Republic Hill, Section 1 (C1), Row: U, Number: 10 (FRONT)Born in Virginia, 1753 - Died In Cold Springs, San Jacinto County, Texas, 1837 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 (BACK) Robert Rankin was ... 15037 Robert S. Stanley House 1811 Newton Travis County native Robert S. Stanley (1863-1941), an African-American stonemason and laborer, built this home for his wife Francis and their children ... 16200 Roberts-Teague Cemetery Creeks Edge Parkway, east side of the road and north of Cliffs Edge Drive In the 1860s, the Roberts and Teague families came to the Bee Cave area where, for generations, their skills as farmers, ranchers, cedar choppers, ... 4309 Robinson-Macken House 702 Rio Grande St., Austin Built in 1876 for the family of Elizabeth and John Robinson, Sr., this two-and-half-story farm house is fine example of the Second Empire style of ... 14979 Rocky Cliff 802 Barton Blvd 15906 Rose Hill Cemetery From intersection of FM 973 and Johnson Rd., go E. on Johnson Rd. 0.3 mile, turn rt. on Rose Hill Rd. (a dirt road), go 0.2 mile. Cem. is on rt. through barbed-wire gate 80 yds off the road. 22397 Rosewood Park Rosewood Park, along sidewalk east of Doris Miller Auditorium, facing Rosewood Ave. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, African American enclaves were spread throughout Austin, but the 1928 Austin City Plan codified segregation ... 23949 Round Mountain School marker pending marker pending

14196 Saint David's Episcopal Church 301 E. 8th Street Located in pioneer Austin at the edge of town, on a site never used for a secular building. At 1st called Church of the Epiphany, cornerstone laid ... 14821 Saint Edward's University Main Building 3001 S. Congress Erected in 1888, rebuilt after fire in 1903. Nicholas J. Clayton, Master Architect, designed both buildings in Gothic Revival style. Serves institution ... 14676 Saint Mary's Cathedral 201 E. 10th In 1851 the Catholics of Austin wrote to the Most Rev. John M. Odin (1801-1871), first bishop of Texas: “This City s improving rapidly and our intentions ... 14087 Sampson Building SW corner Congress Ave. and W. 7th St. Marker affixed to private property. Marker reported missing Jan. 2008. Completed in 1860 by master builder Abner Cook, this structure first housed the general merchandise store of George W. Sampson (1825-1883) and ... 13012 Santa Maria Cemetery 1300 W Pecan Santa Maria Cemetery Established 1924 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003 15083 Santiago Del Valle Grant McKinney Falls State Park, visitor center parking lot McKinney Falls State Park lies in the center of an early Texas land grant that originally fell within the empresario contract of Texian hero Ben ... 12733 Scarbrough Building 101 E. 6th Street Scarbrough Building Alabama native Emerson Monroe Scarbrough (1846-1925) came to Texas following service in the Civil War and settled in Milam County, ... 15860 Schneider Flour House & Vault NW Cor 2nd and Guadalupe, inside the building Jean Schneider built a structure at the northwest corner of Guadalupe and Live Oak (later 2nd) streets circa 1860, with the intention of establishing ... 12245 Scholz Garten SE corner 17th St. and San Jacinto Blvd. German immigrant August Scholz (1825-1891) opened Scholz's Hall at this site in 1866. About the turn of the century, this building replaced the original ... 15644 Scottish Rite Temple Austin Scottish Rite Theater, SE corner 18th and Lavaca streets Built 1871-72 as an opera house by Austin Turn Verein, a German social society. Used for gymnastics, feasting and dancing, it was a social center ... 13974 Seaholm Power Plant 800 W. Cesar Chavez St. This complex is an industrial and architectural landmark in Austin. Electric power arrived in the Texas capital in 1895, after the Colorado River ... 15302 Seiders Oaks Shoal Creek Trail, west of Seton Hospital, near W. 38th Street and Shoal Creek Blvd. -- Seider Springs Park, west side of low water crossing Site of 1839 home and 1842 massacre of Gideon White. A daughter, Louisa, wed (1846) Edward Seiders, for whom oaks are named. Recorded Texas Historic ... 14406 Simpson United Methodist Church 1701 E 12th St This congregation grew from an early Sunday School class directed by Annas Brown, Richard Dukes and Mrs. Vina Harris Forehand, members of Wesley ... 6456 Site of Edward Mandell House Home 1704 West Ave. Edward Mandell House (1858-1938), heir of a wealthy Houston businessman, moved to Austin in 1885 to be at the center of State Politics, his primary ... 14229 Site of Fort Colorado Blair Woods Nature Preserve, restricted access. Map dot approximate. (Also called Coleman’s Fort) June, 1836 - November, 1838. Established and first commanded by Colonel Robert M. Coleman. Succeeded by Capt. Michael ... 16346 Site of Haynie-Cook House Westgate, E side near entrance facing Colorado St. In 1852, noted Austin architect Abner Cook (1814-1884) built a home here for Dr Samuel Garner Haynie (1806-1877), who was elected Mayor of Austin ... 13153 Site of John Bremond & Company E. 6th St., S side between Congress Ave. and Brazos St. New York native John Bremond (1813-1866) built a dry goods store at this site as early as 1847. Soon, his dry goods department faced Pecan (Sixth) ... 14678 Site of Old Anderson High School, Kealing Junior High School 1607 Pennsylvania Ave Robertson Hill School, the first high school for blacks in Austin, opened on the corner of Eleventh and San Marcos streets in 1884. In 1907 the school ... 15647 Site of Pecan Springs School Harvard Place Apartments, sw corner of Manor Road and E. 51st St, marker reported missing 6/10/19 In community where scalping and dramatic rescue of Josiah Wilbarger occurred in 1833. By 1875 area had developed so much that a schoolhouse was built ... 14627 Site of Republic of Texas President's House Austin When Austin became the capital of the Republic of Texas, Edwin Waller (1800-1881) deisgned the site on which to locate the residence of the President. ... 15242 Site of Samuel Huston College SE corner IH-35 frontage road northbound and 12th Street. Samuel Huston College traces its history to 1876 when the Rev. George O. Richardson founded a college in Dallas for the education of African American ... 15063 Site of Second Travis County Courthouse and Walton Building SE corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. Built 1875 in term of County Judge James W. Smith. Former state officials on committees for site and building include Governor E.M. Pease, Secretary ... 15046 Site of Swedish Evangelical Free Church SW corner 17th and Colorado streets, in front of State Parking Garage E. Worship services started in 1889 by Swedish immigrants led to founding of Swedish Evangelical Free Church in Decker community (10 mi. E) in July ... 17408 Site of Temporary Texas State Capitol of 1880's SW corner 11th Street and Congress Avenue Built, 1882-1883, to replace the previous capitol, which had burned in 1881. Until the building was completed, the orphaned Texas government conducted ... 15472 Site of Tenth Street Methodist Church Thomas J Rusk State Office Building 10th and Brazos Austin Methodists organized in 1840 and began in 1847 worshiping at Congress and 4th Street. This site was purchased in 1853 and a building was begun ... 14343 Site of Texas Wesleyan College University of Texas at Austin, near Tarlton Law Library facing Trinity Street Founded by Swedish Methodists, with leadership and guidance from the Rev. O. E. Olander, Texas Wesleyan College opened in 1912. Numerous academic ... 14616 Site of the Home of Reuben Hornsby Off FM 969 on private property Site of the Home Built in 1832 by Reuben Hornsby (1793-1879) and his wife Sarah Morrison Hornsby (1796-1862). Second built in "Austin's Little Colony". ... 16094 Site of the Official Residence of Mirabeau B. Lamar 7th & Brazos Site of the Official Residence of Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1798-1859 President of the Republic of Texas, 1838-1841. The building was constructed in 1840 ... 12252 Site of Willow Ranch School 2 mi. E of Manor on US 290; 2 mi. N on FM 1100 to Wells Ln.; N on Wells Ln. to intersection with Wells School Road -- MARKER REPORTED DAMAGED 3/3/26. REPLACEMENT IN PROGRESS. Travis County landowner Peter Carr Wells (1856-1913) donated a plot of land on his ranch to the Willow Ranch School District in 1894. Four years ... 15449 Sixth Street E. 6th St., S side between Congress Ave. and Brazos St. Originally named Pecan Street on Edwin Waller's 1839 plan for Austin, Sixth Street served as a farm to market road entering the city from the east. ... 6419 Smith-Clark-Smith House 504 W. 14th St. When the State Capitol burned in 1881, Scottish-born James Baird Smith (1843-1907) cleared the site and erected a temporary statehouse nearby. Salvaged ... 20055 Snead-Rieck House 2220 Parkway In August 1934, Edwin Brazelton Snead (1904-1982), a well-known Austin construction and development figure, built this Tudor Revival-style house. ... 15230 Southgate-Lewis House 1501 E. 12th Local bookbinder and printer John Southgate had this house built for his family in 1888. The high Victorian structure features a bay window, second-floor ... 14090 Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Bldg. 410 Congress Veteran Travis County official and historian Frank Brown (1833-1913) erected this structure in 1886. Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company ... 18370 Sparks House southwest corner of West Avenue and 16th Street The Sparks house was built in 1927 for former state treasurer Sam Sparks and his wife, Bertha May “Polly” Jones Mulkey Sparks. Austin-based firm ... 17636 Splitrock (Burns-Klein House) 2815 Wooldridge Drive In 1891, Thomas F. Burns bought 3 ¾ acres of the Jones and Sedwick property along the west bank of Shoal Creek. Burns, a Scottish immigrant, married ... 14909 St. Charles House 316 E 6th 16345 St. David's Rectory 1603 Pearl Street This home was built in 1910 for Annie (Watt) and James McClendon. St. David’s Episcopal Church owned the house from 1914-1975 as a rectory. The church ... 14433 St. John Church Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church German settlers who came to Richland community in the 1860s worshiped originally in private homes. Nineteen charter members, under leadership of ... 24314 St. John Community marker pending marker pending 22709 St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute Austin Community College - Highland Campus, St. John Encampment Commons, NW corner Wilhelmina Delco Drive and Tom Hatfield Way The St. John Regular Missionary Baptist Association, founded by Rev. Jacob Fontaine, was a conference of historically African American Baptist ... 15486 St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church Texas State Capitol grounds, NW of Sam Houston State Office Building and W of intersection of 14th and Brazos streets This property, once situated just outside Capitol Square at 106 East Peach Street (later 13th), was the original location of the German Evangelical ... 17560 St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church 1202 Russell (W. Pecan) St. In the early twentieth century, African American workers in the Pflugerville Cotton Industry were not allowed to buy property in town. In 1910, La ... 14813 St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church 12300 Amherst Organized in 1887, this congregation first met in a small wooden building near this site. The Rev. Stephens Smith served as first pastor of the church, ... 12239 Stanley and Emily Finch House 3312 Duval St. Constructed in 1927 and 1928 for $13,500, this house has associations with several prominent Austinites. Its original owners were University of Texas ... 6422 State Bar of Texas Texas Law Center, SW corner 15th and Colorado streets. On July 15, 1882, a volunteer organization of Texas attorneys known as the Texas Bar Association, was established in Galveston, with Judge Thomas ... 15084 State Cemetery of Texas 909 Navasota St. Burial Ground for the Honored Dead of Texas, this Cemetery contains the remains of Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas"; nine governors of Texas ... 13141 Stephen F. Austin Hotel 701 N. Congress To meet the needs of the growing Austin Community, T.B. Baker, President of Baker Hotels, opened a hotel in 1924 at this site, previously occupied ... 15338 Stuart Female Seminary Our Lady of Guadalupe Church After 23 years as principal of Live Oak Female Seminary, Washington County, Rebecca K. Stuart Red (1826-1886) founded her own school in 1875. Her ... 15158 Susanna W. Dickinson Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 363, Space 17. (1814-1883). Almaron and Susanna Dickinson settled in Gonzales about 1835 as members of DeWitt's Colony. Present with her daughter, Angelina, when ... 15675 Swante Palm Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 72 (January 31, 1815 - June 22, 1899) A native of Basthult, Barkeryd Parish, in the province of Smaland, Sweden, Swante Palm was a leader of early Swedish ... 15128 Swedes of Texas Zilker Botanical Gardens Swedish immigration to Texas began with the arrival of Swen Magnus in 1838. Settling first on the gulf coast, he became a successful businessman. ... 15330 Swedish Central Methodist Church Texas State Capitol grounds, SE corner 14th and Colorado streets and north of the Texas Supreme Court building Organized in 1873 by the Rev. Carl Charnquist, the Swedish Methodist Church built a sanctuary at Red River and 15th street. Led by the Rev. O.E. ... 14680 Swedish Consulate and Swante Palm Library 816 Congress Swante Palm, (1815 - 1899) vice consul to Texas for Sweden and Norway from 1866 until his death, built a small house on Ash Street (now 9th Street) ... 12686 Swedish Hill // MARKER IN STORAGE DURING ROAD CONSTRUCTION // IH-35 east frontage road between 15th and 16th streets Residential development of this area began in the 1870s when a number of Swedish immigrants erected homes near their downtown businesses. Initially ... 14405 Swedish Log Cabin Zilker Botanical Gardens, Zilker Park 14936 Sweetbrush (Swisher-Scott Home) 2408 Sweetbrush Dr

23421 Tarleton-Young Cemetery McKenna Ln.,S side 300 feet W of Walsh Tarlton Lane Established 1897. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2021 14654 Taylor Lime Kiln #1 2600 Pecos Street This kiln was built in 1871 by Scottish immigrant Peter C. Taylor (b.1829). His patented kiln design permitted continuous firing, producing a superior ... 12693 Texas and the Civil War - Secession Convention Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused unrest and drastic action all over the South and in many Texas counties. Despite petitions, editorials ... 12696 Texas and the Civil War State Military Board 124 W. 8th St. The only new agency created by legislature to deal with wartime emergencies. Original members were the Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer. The last ... 17561 Texas Confederate Woman's Home 3710 Cedar St. The Texas Confederate Woman’s home opened in 1908 and provided a home for over three thousand wives and widows of Confederate Veterans. Potential ... 12246 Texas Dental Association 1946 S. IH-35 This professional association traces its history to 1869, when a group of dentists met in Houston and drafted a constitution and by-laws. Dr. Menard ... 12247 Texas Highway Department TxDOT offices, DeWitt C. Greer Building, SW corner 11th and Brazos streets Established April 4, 1917 Early 20th century Texas farmers demanded all-weather access to markets just as automobiles revolutionized transportation ... 6466 Texas in the Civil War - Adjutants General Camp Mabry front lawn near entrance on W. 35th Street, Austin Texas in the Civil War ADJUTANTS GENERAL Texas in 1861-1865 had 90,000 men fighting for the South - many in units east of the Mississippi. Yet at ... 6464 Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces Camp Mabry, near entrance at W 35th St. When Texas joined the Confederacy in 1861, some men disagreed. Mainly these were from foreign countries or the North, or did not uphold states' rights. ... 14753 Texas Land Commissioner, Johann Jacob Groos Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 266 (March 6, 1822 - June 15, 1878) A professional surveyor before and after coming to Texas in 1845 fom his native Germany, J. J. Groos helped open ... 12687 Texas Newspapers, C.S.A. NW corner Business Park Drive and Tallwood Drive Among privations endured in Texas during the Civil War (1861-65) was the shortage of newspapers, which dwindled from 82 (combined circulation: 100,000) ... 13458 Texas School for the Deaf 1102 S Congress Ave In 1856, the Texas Legislature established the Texas Deaf and Dumb Asylum, which became the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD). Gov. Elisha M. Pease ... 14150 Texas State Capitol Texas State Capitol grounds, near south entrance, NE corner of 11th St. and Congress Ave. 1965 Recorded Texas Historic Landmark as Texas State Capitol, 1976 Official Texas Historical Marker as The Texas Capitol. Austin became the capital of Texas on January 19, 1840, and this hill was platted as Capitol Square. A limestone statehouse built here in the 1850s ... 14493 The Academy NE corner Academy Dr. and Newning Ave. This house was constructed in 1889 for Myron D. Mather, President of Austin Water, Light & Power Company, who lived here until 1893. A fine derivative ... 14722 The Archive War Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building In 1839, Austin became the capital of the Republic of Texas. The national archives -- state papers and land titles -- were housed on Congress Avenue. ... 14219 The Austin Statesman Met Center Bldg A, 8000 Metropolis Dr., Austin Begun as the "Democratic Statesman" in 1871 by the Democratic Party, in opposition to radical Reconstruction government in Texas. Quickly passed ... 22818 The Children's Haven Association marker pending marker pending 17069 The Gant Family Oakwood Cemetery Annex. Marker is near grave of Rigdon Nephi Gant, NW of intersection of Leona and E. 18th streets The Gant family is part of an elite group of musicians documented by the noted folklorist John A. Lomax and included in the Library of Congress music ... 14322 The Gault Homestead Katherine Fleischer Park Included as part of a 320-acre land grant awarded to J. P. Whelin in payment for his service to the Republic of Texas Army, this property has had ... 15168 The Governor Horton Place Near Bluff Springs Road on private property Albert C. Horton (1798-1865), a veteran of the Texas War for Independence, owned this property 1841-1852. The first man elected lieutenant governor ... 13932 The Governor's Mansion Texas Governor's Mansion, SW corner 11th and Colorado streets Official residence of the Governor of Texas. By law, each chief executive must live here during his term of office. Before the erection of this building ... 23629 The Herrera Family S side E. 3rd St. between Salina and Chicon streets. Map dot approximate. Since their arrival in east Austin, generations of the Herrera family dedicated their lives to education. In 1911, Valentin (1859-1942) and Josefa ... 15195 The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills 2524 Harris Blvd Born in Galveston to Fred W. and Eizabeth Catterall, Margaret Catterall wed Maine native Gordon E. Mills in 1933. The couple moved to Austin, where ... 14209 The Jeremiah Hamilton House NE corner Red River and E. 11th streets. Marker is mounted inside offices. Born about 1839 in Tennessee, Jeremiah Hamilton was one of nine Black representatives in the 12th Texas Legislature, 1869-71. He bought this lot ... 6448 The Johnson Home American Legion - Travis Post No. 76 headquarters. House is between Foster Ave., Atlanta St. and Veterans Dr. Erected 1858 by Chas. Johnson, near the Wm. McGill Ford on the Colorado River. Built by fellow Swedes, of native stone from his own quarry and lime ... 23484 The Manhattan Club marker pending marker pending 15021 The Old Zimmerman Home 1600 Peyton Gin Road Edward E. Zimmerman came to Texas, 1844, from Germany; settled here, 1854, with wife Regina Reinhard. They had 5 children. Zimmerman built this early ... 22517 The Original Townsite of Montopolis Govalle Neighborhood Park, NE corner Bolm Road and Shady Lane Jesse Cornelius Tannehill (1797-1863) founded the original townsite of Montopolis; however, indigenous peoples had lived in and travelled through ... 15473 The Radkey House 3720 Jefferson A typical post-Civil War Austin dwelling, built about 1870 two blocks from the State Capitol for merchant and metalsmith Bernard Radkey (1846-83) ... 14962 The Railroad Commission of Texas William B. Travis Office Building, first floor, south corridor facing 17th Street. Marker not accessible as of Jul. 2021 pending construction. (75th Anniversary) Created in 1891, as result of years of political controversy, to regulate shipping rates, practices. Considered so important that ... 14361 The Shipe House 3816 Avenue G Monroe Martin Shipe (b. 1847) had this residence built in 1892 in Austin's Hyde Park, a suburb which he developed on the site of the old state fairgrounds. ... 16573 The Sing Family in Austin northeast on Willow St between Chicon and Chalmers Born in China as Jo Fung Sheng in 1860, Joe Sing immigrated to the U.S. around 1890 to financially support his family. He settled in Austin, becoming ... 6460 The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters 2313 San Gabriel St. Dedicated to the pursuit of education and humanitarian programs, the Texas Federation Of Women's Clubs was founded in 1897. The goal of a permanent ... 13774 The Walter Tips Company Building 710-712 Congress Ave. German native Walter Tips (1841-1911) migrated to the United States with his family in 1849 and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. ... 15026 The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas SE corner 11th St. and Congress Ave. Legal efforts to enfranchise women in Texas can be traced to 1868, when Rep. T. H. Mundine of Burleson introduced a woman suffrage bill in the state ... 6426 Third Site for Travis County Government Travis County Courthouse, 11th and Guadalupe St. Courthouse built here in 1939, 91st year of Travis County, which in early Texas was in municipality of Mina (later Bastrop), or Travis District, ... 14277 Thomas Jones Hardeman Republic Hill section [Front] Born in Tennessee January 31, 1788 Died in Bastrop County, Texas January 11, 1854 His Wife Eliza De Witt Hardeman Born Sept. 17, 1809 Died ... 15273 Thomas Pliney Plaster Republic Hill section Who manned one of the Twin Sisters cannon at the Battle of San Jacinto and was a veteran of the Mexican War, 1847 Born in Tennessee June 6, 1804 ... 14898 Thompson Home (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority) Painting contractor John W. Thompson married Jennie L. Metz in 1877. They built this home in the Robertson Hill development, a fashionable neighborhood ... 12248 Tillotson College 900 Chicon St. Founded in 1875 by the Rev. George J. Tillotson with the support of the American Missionary Association and congregational churches, Tillotson Collegiate ... 14935 TMI Castle 1111 W. 11th 15027 To John Williams and Howell Haggett Hornsby Cemetery, off FM 969 on private property. Map dot approximate. To John Williams and Howell Haggett. Killed by Indians in May, 1836 while detailed from Captain John J. Tumlinson's company of rangers to help protect ... 14315 To Josephus Hornsby Hornsby Cemetery, off FM 969 on private property. Map dot approximate. To Josephus Hornsby Mar. 15, 1822 Oct. 21, 1862 Son of Reuben Hornsby; settled here, 1832; Bastrop Ranger, 1837 In Flores Fight, 1839 Battle of Plum ... 6447 Travis County Veterans Dr., S side under Mopac/Loop 1 bridge along hike and bike trail on N side of the Colorado River Created January 25, 1840 Organized April 8 1843 Named in honor of William Barrett Travis Born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, August 1, 1809. ... 15432 Travis County Courthouse, First Austin 15263 Tyler Rose Texas State Capitol grounds, Tyler Rose Garden east of the Texas Supreme Court building The Tyler Rose developed from a "native" rose planted by Cherokee Indians to mark tribal trails in the early 1800's. The rose developed a hardy root ...

12587 Union Lee Baptist Church Union Lee Missionary Baptist Church, 6 miles SE of Manor, NE corner Blake Manor Rd and Union Lee Church Rd. According to oral tradition, this congregation began meeting together for outdoor worship services in 1874. In 1884, Leonard Eck donated land, the ... 15883 University Interscholastic League 1710 Manor Road In 1910, the President of the University of Texas at Austin instructed the Extension Department to organize an academic league for secondary schools ...

15520 Victory Grill NE corner E. 11th and Waller streets During World War II, segregation prevented African American servicemen from enjoying most civilian restaurants and recreational facilities. In an ...

6421 Wahrenberger House NE corner 14th and Lavaca streets Charles Klein bought house from F. Huster, 1868, leased it to German-American Ladies College (1873-79), Texas German and English Academy (1880-86) ... 15435 Walnut Creek Baptist Church Walnut Creek Baptist Church. At entrance of church at N. Lamar Blvd., west side 0.6 mi. N of W. Braker Ln. Organized in Burdett Schoolhouse in 1856 with 10 members. First pastor was the Rev. R.B. Burleson. Stone for the original structure was quarried ... 14486 Walter and Mae Simms House 906 Mariposa Austin architect Roger Q. Small designed this unique 1935 home for Walter and Mae (Moore) Simms, who established Simms Fish market in 1915 and delivered ... 6432 Walter Bremond Home 711 San Antonio (409 W. 8th Street) (Texas Classroom Teachers Association executive offices) N/A 13775 Walter Tips House 2336 S. Congress Ave. This two-story Victorian house was built in 1876 for the family of Walter Tips (1841-1911), a prosperous hardware merchant. A native of Germany and ... 14816 Ward Memorial United Methodist Church 2105 Parker Ln., Austin (marker removed for construction) In 1885, the Rev. Josiah Whipple was appointed to organize a Methodist mission in east Austin's tenth ward. The congregation built a sanctuary on ... 12250 Waters Park 0.2 mi. SW of Adelphi Ln on Waters Park Rd Waters Park was a multi-ethnic community located north of Austin in the 19th century. The Austin & Northwestern Railroad, which built a line through ... 12251 Webberville 13 mi. E of Austin on FM 969 This community was named for John F. Webber (1793-1882) who received a land grant in 1827 and settled in this area with his African American wife ... 14537 Webberville Ebenezer Baptist Church Webberville community, Webberville Ebenezer Baptist Church, Weber St. SW of FM 969 This church traces its origin to the plight of Anglo American John F. Webber, who along with his African American wife and children, settled in this ... 14592 Wells-LaRue House 4524 Ave F Built about 1850 by famed pioneer architect Abner Cook, for Waymen Wells, who lived 10 miles north, but needed town house for business and pleasure ... 14096 Wesley United Methodist Church 1160 San Bernard Street This congregation was established at the end of the Civil War for freedmen of the Austin area. It was begun through the efforts of the Rev. Joseph ... 6458 West Hill 1703 West Ave. Tradition says architect Abner Cook built this house for Ruben and Mary Runner about 1855. Some later owners were F.E. Chandler and H.E. Shelley, ... 14858 West-Bremond Cottage 607 Nueces Built as servants’ quarters about 1872, this “shotgun” house stood at 604 San Antonio near the home of Charles S. West (1829-1885), lawyer and Texas ... 17182 Westgate Tower Westgate, E side near entrance facing Colorado St. In 1962, the internationally-acclaimed architect Edward Durell Stone (1902-1978) of New York City and local firm Fehr & Granger designed the Westgate ... 18690 Whitley-Keltner House northeast corner of East 32nd and Helms Streets 15126 William C. Crane Republic Hill section Born In Richmond Va. March 17, 1816. Died in Independence Tex. Feb. 27, 1885. He gave his life to the cause of education and religion in Ga. Ala. ... 15059 William E. Collard Republic Hill section Born in Montgomery County, Texas April, 1839 Died in Austin April 15, 1902 Served in the Confederacy 10th and 15th Texas Infantry Elected District ... 6415 William Green Hill House 910 Blanco St. Tennessean William Hickman Hill settled in Austin in the 1850's.He and his family became cultural and civic leaders. A grandson, William Green Hill ... 14857 William P. Hardeman Texas State Cemetery Indian fighter, frontiersman, explorer. Veteran of Texas Revolution, Cordova Rebellion and Mexican War. Entered Confederate Army 1861 as Captain ... 16221 William Pfluger Home N of E. Pflugerville Pkwy, between Mammoth Cave Blvd. and Dessau Rd. A native of Germany and Confederate veteran, William Pfluger (1842-1923) bought this land in 1871, just before he married Franziska Sternberg (1851-1931). ... 6463 William Steele W 35th St., at entrance to Camp Mabry, W of Loop 1 Born New York. Graduate West Point. In Seminole and Mexican Wars. Resigned U.S. Army to serve Confederacy. Colonel 7th Texas Cavalry. In New Mexico ... 17589 William T. and Valerie Mansbendel Williams House in front of home at 3820 Avenue F This historic home was constructed in 1933-34 by William Kutalek and Peter Mansbendel for William T. Williams, Jr. and Clotilde Valerie (Mansbendel) ... 15305 William Tom Republic Hill section Who served under General Jackson in the Creek War, 1813 Soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835 Born in Maury County, Tennessee January 12, 1792 Died ... 15192 William Vanoy Criswell Republic Hill section A San Jacinto veteran - Born in Kentucky, April 15, 1815 - Came to Texas in 1830 - Died in Fayette County, January 19, 1858 Erected by the State ... 16202 Williamson Creek Cemetery Little Texas Ln., N side between Mira Dr. and I-35 South frontage road. HTC medallion on post is near southeast corner of the cemetery near entrance. HTC medallion only 12887 Williams-Weigl House 4107 Avenue H This c. 1911 home is associated with two important Austin families. New York native Harvey Murdock Williams, a bookkeeper at Ramsey Nursery, and ... 23374 Willie Wells House marker pending marker pending 15306 Willis Avery Republic Hill section A member of Captain Jesse Billingley's Company at San Jacinto Born in North Carolina October 15, 1809 Died in Williamson County, Texas July 17, 1889 ... 15484 Winslow Turner Republic Hill section Born In Missouri 1811 Died In Bastrop County, Texas May 6, 1880 Participated in the Battle of Gonzales October 2, 1835 Served in the Texas Army, ... 18576 Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek 6th St., N side, 140 feet E. of Wood St., near Shoal Creek Trail The northern half of Wood Street, near the west bank of Shoal Creek and extending to Henderson Street, was once home to a distinct enclave of African ... 15303 Woodlawn 6 Niles Road 23706 Wooldridge Square Wooldridge Square Park, facing 9th Street between Guadalupe and San Antonio streets. Edwin Waller designed the Republic of Texas' new capital city of Austin in 1839. Waller's plan included a 196-block grid (14 by 14) bisected by ...

15061 Xavier Blanchard Debray Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section, Section 1 (C1), Row M, Number 14 Came to Texas from France 1848. Spanish newspaper publisher. Joined Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant Tom Green's Rifles 1861. Served aide-de-camp ...

22819 Yellow Jacket Stadium marker pending marker pending

15249 Z. N. Morrell Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section. Marker reported damaged Feb. 2021. Map dot approximate. South Carolina native Z.N. Morrell moved to Tennessee at an early age and was ordained to the Baptist ministry at age 19. He came to Texas in December ... 6427 Zachary Taylor Fulmore 11th and Guadalupe St., at Travis County Courthouse Jurist, educator and author. Born in North Carolina, he came in 1870 to Texas, where he married Luella Robertson, Granddaughter of founder of Robertson ... 17292 Zavala Elementary School west side of Robert Martinez Jr. street encompassing entire block between 3rd and 4th streets. In the 1930s, a rapidly growing Latino population caused the joint decision of the Austin Independent School District and Austin City Council to ... 16954 Zeta Tau Alpha House 2711 Nueces The Kappa Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha women’s fraternity was chartered at the University of Texas in 1906. After residing in houses in several locations ...