Near Nature Center Drive south of Stratford Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Originally built in the 1870s for Austin pioneer Ashford McGill, this native limestone structure and the surrounding property were purchased by Andrew J. Zilker who conveyed the land to the city for a park in 1931. Remodeled by the Federal Civil . . . — — Map (db m25701) HM
Near West Cesar Chavez Street north of Stephen F Austin Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Tax supported, locally controlled secondary education began in Austin in 1881 with the establishment of a high school department in the city school district. Plans for implementing the program were developed under the leadership of school board . . . — — Map (db m25705) HM
Near Pioneer Farms Drive west of Sorghum Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Isaiah Hezekiah Aynesworth (b. 1797) a Baptist preacher and cabinet maker, constructed this Greek revival residence about 1852. Originally located at 4507 East Avenue, it was a two room house with an enclosed dog-run hallway. Additional rooms were . . . — — Map (db m169102) HM
On Sprinkle Road at Springdale Road, on the right when traveling east on 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 Austin architect Charles Page. Barr named the surrounding community after his grandfather Capt. . . . — — Map (db m25740) HM
On Cottonmouth School Road south of Dee Gabriel Collins Road, on the right when traveling south.
Established by Newton Isaac Collins, Sr. (1826-1903), an emancipated slave from
Alabama, the Collins Cemetery is the final resting place for his family. After the Civil War, Collins acquired land throughout eastern Travis County, establishing the . . . — — Map (db m166356) HM
On Decker Lane north of Harris Branch Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Among the Swedish immigrants who settled in Decker in the 1880s were many seeking freedom from the Swedish State Church. The immigrants held meetings in homes and schoolhouses, and organized the Decker Swedish Evangelical Free Church. Joseph Ek . . . — — Map (db m25714) HM
On Route 3177 south of Daffan Lane, on the right when traveling south.
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. C.C. Charnquist of Austin preached in homes. With advent of more settlers, a church was erected . . . — — Map (db m213509) HM
On Hotel Drive south of Spirit of Texas Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Following the U.S. entry into World War II, the Army Air Corps established a base here in the Del Valle community on land once a part of the Santiago del Valle Mexican land grant. The City of Austin purchased 3,000 acres to lease to the federal . . . — — Map (db m25631) HM
Near Fort Dessau Road west of Bauhaus Bend, on the right when traveling west.
Built in early 1850's by Martin Wieland, from Dessau, Germany. Used as a neighborhood fort. Enlarged 1873, 1912. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964 — — Map (db m161507) HM
Near Unnamed Road south of Local Route 969 when traveling south.
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 the families of the Hornsby’s settlement on returning from the “Run Away Scrape” . . . — — Map (db m165473) HM
Near Unnamed Road south of Route 969 when traveling south.
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 Creek, 1840 Brushy Fight, 1840, Vasquez and Woll Campaigns, 1842; led fight against Indians from . . . — — Map (db m152157) HM
Near Pioneer Farms Drive west of Sorgum Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west.
This historic site along Walnut Creek, at the edge of the famous backlands prairie, originally was home to native Tonkawa Indians. In the fall of 1844, Texas Ranger Lt. James O. Rice, an original Austin settler, laid claim to 1,280 acres at the . . . — — Map (db m188080) HM
On Farm to Market 1325 north of Merrilltown Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This burial ground has served the surrounding area since the early 1850s. Most of those interred here lived in the Merrilltown community, which Captain Nelson Merrell (d. 1879) established when he settled here in 1837. He operated the post office . . . — — Map (db m81116) HM
On Moores Bridge Road near Farm to Market Road 973, on the right when traveling north.
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 designed by the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1910 it was dismantled . . . — — Map (db m212752) HM
On Pearl Retreat Drive west of Lucida Lane, on the right when traveling west.
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 and immigrated to Travis County in 1904 with his wife, Margaretha Schwendeler, and their first . . . — — Map (db m150870) HM
On U.S. 183 at Farm to Market Road 1625, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 183. Reported missing.
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 million years ago on the bottom of a warm shallow sea which covered much of the continent during the . . . — — Map (db m158899) HM
Near McKinney Falls Parkway south of Burleson Road, on the right when traveling west.
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 Milam.
Ten leagues of land were transferred in 1832 to Santiago del Valle, who at that time was . . . — — Map (db m158886) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 969 west of Farm to Market Road 973, on the right when traveling west.
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”. First in the present county of Travis.
Famed for Christian hospitality. . . . — — Map (db m152158) HM
On Baylor Street at Sayers Street, on the right when traveling north on Baylor Street.
Estimated to have been a majestic tree of about 100 years when Columbus first landed on North American shores, this live oak tree has been pronounced the most perfect specimen of a tree in North America, and its picture hangs in the Hall of Fame . . . — — Map (db m82870) HM
Near Klattenhoff Drive north of Surrender Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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 a long and varied history. Soon after he was granted the land, Whelin sold it to Nathaniel C. Raymond, . . . — — Map (db m158948) HM
On Veterans Drive east of Atlanta Street, on the right when traveling east.
Named in honor of William Barret Travis. Born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, August 1, 1809. Came to Texas in 1831. Commander at the Alamo where he was killed March 6, 1836.
Austin, the county seat, selected as the Capital of the . . . — — Map (db m26686) HM
Near Hancock Drive at Bull Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
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 the public became necessary. In 1927, Austin Memorial Park, a private corporation, purchased farm . . . — — Map (db m100083) HM
On Vine Street north of Cavileer Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
George W. Davis (ca. 1809-1884), his wife Emiline P. Moore Davis (1810-1872) and family arrived in Texas in 1835. George served in Captain Mosely Baker’s company at the Battle of San Jacinto while Emiline spent six weeks with the children on the . . . — — Map (db m26778) HM
Near Albata Avenue at Ardath Street, on the left when traveling north.
Limestone quarried at this site was hauled to Congress Avenue by oxen and used in constructing the 1853 Texas Capitol Building. The structure burned in 1881, but stone from the Capitol ruins was later used in several Austin building projects. The . . . — — Map (db m161611) HM
On Waters Park Road, 0.2 miles south of Adelphi Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Waters Park was a multi-ethnic community located north of Austin in the 19th century. The Austin & Northwestern Railroad, which built a line through here to transport granite for construction of the state capitol, built a recreational park in . . . — — Map (db m168184) HM
On Balcones Drive west of Edgemont Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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 to his field at local, state, and national levels. Built of concrete and steel, and faced in . . . — — Map (db m202771) HM
Near Creeks Edge Parkway north of Cliffs Edge Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1860s, the Roberts and Teague families came to the Bee Cave area where, for generations, their skills as farmers, ranchers, cedar choppers, coal kiln burners, and homemakers helped to shape its development and culture. It is said that this . . . — — Map (db m158898) HM
Near William Barton Drive west of Andrew Zilker Road, on the left when traveling west.
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 Ohio River. He came to Austin penniless in 1876 but quickly became a businessman and bank director. . . . — — Map (db m25697) HM
Near Barton Hills Drive west of Azie Morton Road, on the right when traveling west.
Approximate location of the Missions San Francisco de Los Neches Nuestra Senora de la Purisma Concepcion San Jose de los Nazonis Established in East Texas by Franciscan missionaries in 1716 for the Christianizing and civilizing of the Indians of . . . — — Map (db m165374) HM
Near William Barton Drive west of Andrew Zilker Road, on the right when traveling east.
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 to the surface by the Balcones Fault, which bisects Central Texas. Average flow is 27,000,000 . . . — — Map (db m25770) HM
Near Veterans Drive south of West Cesar Chavez Street.
This tower and two others supported a cable conveyor that brought clay from pits south of the Colorado River to a brick making facility nearby. A.J. Zilker installed the system in 1902. In 1912, the Butler Brick Company leased his plant, operating . . . — — Map (db m61094) HM
Near Barton Springs Road, 0.2 miles east of South Mo-Pac Expressway (Texas Highway 1), on the left when traveling east.
One of earliest one-room rural schoolhouses in Travis County, this cabin was built on property of Richard McKenzie in 1866. It was known as Esperanza School and served children from neighboring farms in the period before public education. In 1893 . . . — — Map (db m79395) HM
On William Barton Drive, 0.2 miles west of Barton Springs Road, on the left when traveling west.
Philosophers’ Rock, or "Bedi's Rock", was the name given to a shelf of limestone that once rose out of the glittering water at the edge of Barton Springs. It was here, on hot summer days, that the naturalist Roy Bedichek and the chronicler and . . . — — Map (db m205229) HM
Near Barton Springs Road, 0.2 miles south of MoPac Expressway (Texas Highway 1), on the left when traveling south.
Swedish immigration to Texas began with the arrival of Swen Magnus Swenson in 1838. Settling first on the Gulf Coast, he became a successful businessman. In 1850 he moved to Austin, where he established a ranch in the area he later named Govalle . . . — — Map (db m99678) HM
Near Barton Springs Road west of Stratford Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Built about 1838 on "Govalle" ("good grazing land", in Swedish). Ranch of S.M. Swenson, settler who encouraged migration of his countrymen to Texas. A copy of cabins built 1638 by Swedish colonists in Delaware.
Home, 1848, of newly arrived . . . — — Map (db m26613) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Kentucky in 1803, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston died on April 6, 1862, from wounds suffered in the Battle of Shiloh. His remains were placed in the Texas State Cemetery in 1867. Elisabet Ney, Texas’ most prominent . . . — — Map (db m96279) WM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic.
Born in Tennessee, 1795. Died on Caney Creek, Matagorda County October 12, 1836 — — Map (db m25688) HM
Fifty-two African-American men served Texas as either a state legislator, a constitutional convention delegate or both during the last half of the 19th century. These 52 individuals represented the first significant political achievement by the . . . — — Map (db m212227) HM
Near East 11th Street west of Salina Street, on the right when traveling west.
Blackshear Elementary School opened in 1891 to provide free public education to African-American children in the community then known as Gregory Town, Blackshear Elementary School was known in earlier years as School No. 3, Gregory Town School and . . . — — Map (db m25776) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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. Captured by General Adrian Woll at San Antonio, September 11, 1842 and imprisoned in Mexico. . . . — — Map (db m25696) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 of the Republic. Participated in the Woll Campaign, 1842. Member of the Senate, 5th and 8th . . . — — Map (db m25775) HM
Confederate soldiers were buried in the Cemetery during the Civil War. Most of the burials in Confederate Field, however, date from 1889 and are Confederate veterans, their widows and other women who helped the Confederate cause.
Texans fought . . . — — Map (db m211991) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 20, 1801. Died in Goliad County, Texas March 4, 1881.
Eliza Hancock Shipman Wife of Daniel . . . — — Map (db m25666) HM
Near Navasota Street near East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A veteran of the War of 1812
Internationally famous botanist
Friend of Darwin
Born in Georgia
Died at Long Point
Washington County, Texas
November 28, 1873 — — Map (db m74930) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here rest Frances Lenoir McCulloch and her son Benjamin McCulloch
Two of the sons of Alexander and Frances Lenoir McCulloch · Benjamin and Henry Eustace · Were Brigadier Generals in the Confederate Army
Frances Lenoir McCulloch was . . . — — Map (db m166414) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 of Militia. Born in Virginia Sept. 20, 1802. Died in Houston, Texas Nov. 4, 1848. His wife Eliza . . . — — Map (db m25765) HM
Near Navasota Street at East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Came to Texas from France 1848. Spanish newspaper publisher. Joined Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant Tom Green's Rifles 1861. Served Aide-de-Camp Texas Governor Francis R. Lubbock. Major 2nd Regiment Texas Infantry. Colonel 26th Texas Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m168013) HM
Permanently wounded in the Battle of San Jacinto while serving in Captain William S. Fisher's company
Died January 18, 1842 near Old Cincinnati in Walker County, Texas — — Map (db m158949) HM
On East 11th Street east of Navasota Street, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers of Texas. Their sons and daughters gave their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. On June 4, 1928 out of tragedy we were formed, out of love we continue. — — Map (db m108580) WM
Near Navasota Street at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Member of the House of Representatives, 1847-1854 · Speaker of the House, 1853- · Lieutenant Governor Dec. 21, 1855 to Dec 21, 1857 · Governor of Texas Dec. 21, 1857 to Dec. 21, 1859 · Born in Mississippi August 30, 1820 · Died in Bowie County, . . . — — Map (db m168010) HM
On East 11th Street near Concho Street, on the left when traveling east.
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 Holy Cross Catholic Church, the first Catholic Church to serve the needs of Austin’s African . . . — — Map (db m149464) HM
Member of Nacogdoches Volunteers 2nd Regiment, Texas Volunteers Battle of San Jacinto
Early Texas Ranger Commanding Officer, Fort Houston Houston County Rangers Battle of the Neches July 16 - 17, 1839
Texas Ranger. Mounted Rifleman . . . — — Map (db m212224) WM
Near Navasota Street north of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 in Grimes County A county named in his honor Rosanna Ward Wife of Jesse Grimes Born Dec. 31, . . . — — Map (db m168018) HM
This Monument is Erected to Honor Joanna Troutman For the Service She Rendered the Cause of Texas Independence.
Born in Crawford County Georgia February 19, 1818. She lived to see Texas free and one of the mightiest states in the . . . — — Map (db m211994) HM WM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Came to Texas from Tennessee. Prominent orator, jurist and prosecutor. Delegate Texas Secession Convention 1861. Joined Confederate Army as Captain Company "B" Terry’s Texas Rangers. After Terry was killed Wharton elected Colonel and led this . . . — — Map (db m82353) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A member of Captain W. J. F. Heard's Company in the Battle of San Jacinto. Born in New York City, October 3, 1808, died April 1, 1892. His wife Anna (Scott) Lewis Born in Albany, N. Y. 1812 died May 24, 1896. — — Map (db m25690) HM
Near Navasota Street at East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Hart County, Kentucky January 1, 1827 · Died in San Antonio, Texas March 5, 1896
Reverse An officer in the Confederate Army · Senator in the State Legislature · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas · Governor of Texas . . . — — Map (db m168011) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
John W. McHorse Born in Alabama 1819 Died January 9, 1897 Participated in the battle of San Jacinto as a member of Hayden Arnold's Company — — Map (db m169538) HM
Near Comal Street south of East 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars. Combat Veterans Wounded-1782 Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932. My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care. If I could be seen by . . . — — Map (db m108579) WM
On East 11st Street west of Chicon Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Mount Olive Baptist Church congregation was organized March 3, 1889, in the vicinity of Masontown, one of Austin's earliest African settlements. The early years of the congregation coincided with a period of intense optimism and community . . . — — Map (db m25685) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 11, 1897.
His wife Elizabeth (Cooper) Walker. Born in Tennessee October 21, 1827. Died in Johnson . . . — — Map (db m25677) HM
Near East 11th Street east of Navasota Street, on the right when traveling east.
Buried here are the remains of a 17th-century sailor who was a member of an ill-fated 1684-87 French expedition to the new world led by Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Texas Historical Commission archaeologists discovered the skeleton on . . . — — Map (db m201954) HM
In memory and honor of those Texans who perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and the brave Texas heroes of Operation Enduring Freedom.
8:45 AM Panel
World Trade Center North Tower
American Airlines Flight 11 . . . — — Map (db m212226) HM WM
On Navasota Street at East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on Navasota Street.
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 (as of 1968); and representatives of every period of state history and every . . . — — Map (db m26576) HM
Near Navasota Street near East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Virginia in 1793, he brought the first 300 Anglo-American colonists to Texas in 1821. Austin became known as the "Father of Texas."
Shortly after his appointment as Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas, Austin died of . . . — — Map (db m82286) HM
In Honor of our Texas Patriots Texas Society Children of the American Revolution
February 18, 2017
Taylor Rae Walters, State President Joseph P. Sogan, Senior State President — — Map (db m212238) WM
Nine men of Praha a rural community
in Fayette County died in service for
their country during World War II
between February 3, 1944 and February 12, 1945.
PFC Rudolf L. Barta
United States Army
PFC Robert V. Bohuslav
United . . . — — Map (db m212222) HM WM
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 Feb. 8, 1863.
Reverse
Member Second Congress
Republic of Texas;
Chief Justice . . . — — Map (db m25650) HM
Founded in 1875 by the Rev. George J. Tillotson with the support of the American Missionary Association and congregational churches, Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute was chartered in 1877. Building on a foundation already set in Austin by . . . — — Map (db m26647) HM
On East 11th Street east of Navasota Street, on the left when traveling east.
1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7.
1942 Battle of Coral Sea-May 7 Battle of Midway-June 4 US offensive at Guadalcanal-August 7 Papua New Guinea Campaign-September 15 Operation Torch North Africa-November 8 1943 North . . . — — Map (db m108578) WM
This monument is dedicated by Texans in honor of those men and women from Texas who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Vietnam War. To those who served in combat in Southeast Asia, this monument is especially dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m212221) WM
Near Navasota Street at East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Indian fighter, frontiersman, explorer. Veteran of Texas Revolution, Cordova Rebellion and Mexican War. Entered Confederate Army 1861 as Captain 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers. Served 1862 New Mexico campaign to secure gold and access to Pacific. . . . — — Map (db m168017) HM
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, 1836
and in the Woll Campaign, 1842 — — Map (db m44739) HM
On West Milton Street at Briar Street, on the right when traveling west on West Milton Street.
Herman Becker (1857-1933) operated a successful downtown café, and he bought part of the historic Bouldin homestead in south Austin in 1891. His son H.E. Becker and son-in-law P.A. Wilde, proprietors of the Becker Lumber Company, donated three . . . — — Map (db m43692) HM
Near West Live Oak Street near Bouldin Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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 became the residence in 1916 of lawyer Henry Faulk (1867-1939), his wife Martha (Miner) (1878-1957), . . . — — Map (db m25702) HM
On West Mary Street at South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Mary Street.
This residence is one of several erected in south Austin during the 1890s by Developer Nichols Dawson (1864-1939). Constructed of stone quarried in the vicinity, the small houses were similar in design, with hexagonal front bays. Dawson's partner . . . — — Map (db m26127) HM
On Riverside Drive, 0.2 miles east of South Lamar Boulevard (Loop State Highway 343), on the right when traveling east.
Michael Butler (1842-1909) emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, to New York City in 1866 and worked as a bricklayer. After traveling the country pursuing the masonry trade, Butler arrived in Dallas in 1869 and established a brick plant on the Trinity . . . — — Map (db m134010) HM
On Newton Street at West Annie Street, on the right when traveling north on Newton Street.
Travis County native Robert S. Stanley (1863-1941), an African-American stonemason and laborer, built this home for his wife Francis and their children in 1895. He later built a stone building on West Mary Street (1927) which his second wife . . . — — Map (db m180964) HM
On Riverside Drive, 0.2 miles east of South Lamar Boulevard (Loop State Highway 343), on the right when traveling east.
In 1984, a small group of residents from modest nearby
neighborhoods banded together forming the Town Lake Park
Alliance (TLPA) to preserve this city-owned waterfront for
public benefit. TLPA emerged in response to a proposal to
construct a . . . — — Map (db m134014) HM
On Congress Avenue at West Oltorf Street, on the right when traveling south on Congress Avenue.
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 Confederate veteran, Tips served in the state senate, 1893-96. The home was remodeled in 1909 to . . . — — Map (db m169924) HM
On Woodrow Avenue near Dwyce Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In 1853, missionary Rev. E.B. Crisman formally organized the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Austin. Members met in a frame building at 7th and Lavaca streets until 1892, when they replaced it with a stone structure. In 1906, a dispute over a . . . — — Map (db m152383) HM
On East 37th Street at Red River Street, on the right when traveling west on East 37th Street.
Built in 1935 for Mary Susie Sheedy, this house changed hands three times before being purchased by University of Texas electrician Charles J. Addcox and his wife, Addie Lee, a homemaker and nursery school operator, in 1944. It became known as the . . . — — Map (db m25742) HM
On David Street north of West Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
In 1854, local Austin merchant and land speculator, L.D. Carrington (1816-1897), bought this property and the surrounding outlots for his family farm from Hannah (Este) Burnet (1800-1858), wife of the first president of the Republic of Texas, . . . — — Map (db m178955) HM
On San Gabriel Street just south of West 24th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Patriot, philanthropist, writer, public figure, born at St. Mary’s, Refugio County; daughter of Robert and Julia Fox Driscoll, and descendant of a hero of San Jacinto; was educated in Texas, New York and France.
In 1903 came her finest hour. . . . — — Map (db m201857) HM
On Rio Grande Street north of West 23rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dallas-born Robert Lee “R.L.” Moore was a noted figure in the new generation of American-educated researchers of science in the early 20th century. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning both bachelors and masters . . . — — Map (db m168841) HM
On Poplar Street north of West 26th Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
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 Maverick family of San Antonio, acquired this property in 1922. The design for their Mediterranean . . . — — Map (db m173119) HM
On Nueces Street at West 23rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Nueces Street.
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 brick veneer home in Austin; it was enlarged in 1891. The Gerhards’ daughter Clara and her husband, . . . — — Map (db m25889) HM
On East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Rio Grande Street, on the right when traveling west on East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Goodall Harrison Wooten (1869-1942) was born in Paris, Texas, the son of Confederate veteran Dr. Thomas Dudley Wooten and his wife, Henrietta Goodall Wooten. Goodall Harrison Wooten attended the University of Texas, where he earned Bachelor’s and . . . — — Map (db m25707) HM
Near East 41st Street east of Peck Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Austin Country Club (ACC) Clubhouse, later named Hancock Recreation Center, was constructed in 1934. Spearheaded by Lewis Hancock, Jr. and other members, the golf course was constructed in 1899; members incorporated the Austin Golf Club in . . . — — Map (db m149525) HM
On East Dean Keeton Street at Park Place, on the right when traveling west on East Dean Keeton Street.
Built in 1925, this house was occupied by eminent Texas author, educator, and folklorist J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) and his wife Bertha from 1926 until their deaths. Dobie, who taught a popular course at the University of Texas on the life and . . . — — Map (db m25851) HM
On West Avenue south of West 37th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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. Before 1864, when he married Henrietta Schroeder (1841-89), Leser added this stone wing to the . . . — — Map (db m26040) HM
On West 32nd Street east of King Street, on the right when traveling east.
One of the most prominent leaders of the Texas woman suffrage movement of the early 20th century, Jane Y. McCallum lived in this house with her husband, Arthur N., and five children. As a member of the Texas Joint Legislative Council (nicknamed . . . — — Map (db m26142) HM
Near East 32nd Street east of Duval Street, on the right when traveling east.
John E. Hines was born in Seneca, South Carolina. He attended the University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee) in Virginia Theological Seminary, where he observed social troubles caused by the Great Depression in 1933. Hines became an assistant . . . — — Map (db m166814) HM
On San Gabriel south of West 24th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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 state headquarters was realized with the construction of this building in the early 1930s. Designed . . . — — Map (db m25710) HM
On Nueces Street just south of West 28th Street, on the left when traveling south.
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 near the University campus during its early years, the chapter purchased this Nueces Street lot . . . — — Map (db m168113) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A native of North Carolina, Abner Cook came to the newly created capital city of Austin in 1839 with a skill in design and construction that soon earned him the title of master builder. Working as architect, engineer, and contractor, Cook produced . . . — — Map (db m43478) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A native of Alabama, Andrew Jackson Hamilton moved his family to Texas in the 1840s. He served as State Attorney General and as a member of the State Legislature before being elected to the U.S. Congress in 1859. An opponent of secession, he left . . . — — Map (db m25682) HM
Near Navasota Street at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Feb. 11, 1855 June 3, 1947 Texas Ranger 1887-1915 Additional stone marker: Capt. John R. Hughes (Feb. 11, 1855 - June 3, 1947) Texas Ranger, 1887-1915, Noted for ability, courage, firmness. Born in Kansas. Came to Texas in 1870s. Upon . . . — — Map (db m168007) HM
Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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, 1835. Signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Commanded a company at San Jacinto. . . . — — Map (db m25676) HM
Georgia native Lewis Washington came to Texas about 1835 and joined the revolutionary forces at San Antonio. A member of Col. Fannin’s staff, he served with the Georgia battalion at Refugio and Goliad. He was appointed to an office in Sam . . . — — Map (db m26725) HM
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