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Paggi Carriage Shop

(c. 1875)

 
 
Paggi Carriage Shop Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 22, 2025
1. Paggi Carriage Shop Marker
Inscription. Michael Paggi, born in Italy; reared in France. Brought first ice-making machine to Texas from France. Sold Studebaker wagons and buggies.
 
Erected by City of Austin.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 30° 16.007′ N, 97° 44.315′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Downtown Austin. It is at the intersection of E 6th Street and Neches St, on the left when traveling west on E 6th Street. The marker is located along the wall of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 421 E 6th Street, Austin TX 78701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Risher-Nicholas Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Nalle Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Quast Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Shamrock Saloon (within shouting distance of this marker); J. L. Buaas Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commission-General Provisions Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named J. L. Buaas Building
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Crown Tailors (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.
 
The entrance to the building and Paggi Carriage Shop Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 22, 2025
2. The entrance to the building and Paggi Carriage Shop Marker
The Paggi Carriage Shop and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 22, 2025
3. The Paggi Carriage Shop and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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