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Laguna Gloria

Austin, Travis County

Marker Text

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 River, the stuccoed home features a decorative window at San Jose Mission in San Antonio. In 1943 the site was conveyed to the Texas Fine Arts Assoc. by Clara Driscoll, best known for her efforts to pereserve the Alamo. Her homesite is now owned by Laguna Gloria Art Museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

Marker Details

Address 3809 W 35th Street
Location Description just West of Loop 1
Marker # 6472
Dedicated 1983
Size, Type RTHL medallion and plate
Code museums; houses, residential buildings; women, women's history topics; artists; Mediterranean (architectural style)
Latitude, Longitude 30.311937, -97.773883

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