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Central East Austin, Austin, Texas
Central East Austin is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, United States. The neighborhood is bounded to the south by East 7th Street, to the west by Interstate 35, to the north by East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and to the east by Chicon Street, Rosewood Avenue and Northwestern Avenue. History The 1928 Austin city plan set East Avenue, the site of present day Interstate 35, as the dividing line between "white Austin" and " Black Austin". African-American Austinites living west of East Avenue were denied access to public services and utilities in hopes they would be influenced to move to the city's east side. As a result of this segregation, Central East Austin is one of the city's historically Black neighborhoods and is home to many of Austin's Black institutions. Education Public primary and secondary education Central East Austin is part of the Austin Independent School District. Blackshear Elementary School, Kealing Middle School, and Garza Independence High School are lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huston Tillotson University 2015
Huston may refer to: Places United States * Huston Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania *Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania *Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania People with given name *Huston Quin, former mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, United States * Huston Smith, American religious scholar * Huston Street, American retired baseball player People with the surname *Anjelica Huston (born 1951), an American actress * Charlie Huston, writer * Danny Huston (born 1962), actor and director *Jack Huston (born 1982), English actor *John Huston (1906–1987), American actor, producer and director * Margo Huston, (February 12, 1943) American reporter * Nyjah Huston, American professional skateboarder * Patrick Huston (born 1996), British archer *Perdita Huston, women's rights activist * Roger Huston (born 1942), harness race announcer *Tillinghast L' Hommedieu Huston Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American civil engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakwood Cemetery (Austin, Texas)
Oakwood Cemetery, originally called City Cemetery, is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas. Situated on a hill just east of I-35 that overlooks downtown Austin, just north of the Swedish Hill Historic District and south of Disch-Falk Field, the once-isolated site is now in the center of the city. History The cemetery dates from the mid-1850s. It may have begun even earlier, as legend states that its first tenants were victims of a Comanche attack whose bodies were laid to rest on the same hill. The cemetery was renamed Oakwood in 1907 per city ordinance. It spreads over , including an annex across Comal Street to the east, and includes sections historically dedicated to the city's black, Latino, and Jewish populations. Paupers were historically buried in unmarked graves on the cemetery's south side. Graves without permanent markers were subject to reburial after a given period. In 1914 the Oakwood Cemetery Mortuary Chapel was built on a design by Texas architect Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Carver Museum And Cultural Center
The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in east Austin, Texas, housed in the former George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library. Named in honor of George Washington Carver, the facility has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005. History The small, wood-frame building was constructed in 1926 on the corner of Ninth and Guadalupe Streets. When it was replaced by a larger stone structure in 1933, the building was moved to the east side of town, on Angelina Street, to serve the African-American Community. It was known for many years as the "Colored Branch." In 1947, the building was renamed the George Washington Carver Library in honor of the famous inventor and scientist. The library served African-Americans and others in the community until 1979, when a new, modern library building was completed next door. At that time work began to convert the building to a cultural center. The museum opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Legation
The French Legation is a historic legation building in eastern Austin, Texas, built in 1841 to represent the French government in the new Republic of Texas. It is among the oldest extant frame structures in Austin. The building and its surroundings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. The French Legation is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, a City of Austin Historic Landmark, and a Texas State Antiquities Landmark. Beginning in the 1940s, the historic site and its buildings were managed and operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas as custodians for the State of Texas which holds title to the property. Operation was transferred to the Texas Historical Commission in 2017. History After Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836, France was one of two countries (the other being the United States) to officially recognize Texas as an independent state. The Treaty of Amity, Navigation, and Commerce between the two countries formalized th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley United Methodist Church (Austin, Texas)
The Wesley United Methodist Church in Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ..., Texas, United States, was founded in 1865, at the end of the American Civil War. Its original members were Austin-area freedmen, and it remains a predominantly African-American congregation. On March 4, 1865, the Reverend Joseph Welch, Presiding Elder of the Texas District of the Mississippi Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, presided over the meeting at which Wesley was founded. This historical meeting was held in the basement of the old Tenth Street M. E. Church, South in Austin, Texas. The day following the founding of Wesley, the first Quarterly Conference of the new church was held. The first trustees were Milton Wright, Thomas Merridy, Tom King, Simon Dedri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haehnel Building
The Haehnel Building is a historic commercial building in east-central Austin, Texas. The building was constructed c. 1880 and served many commercial purposes throughout the 20th century. It was known as Shorty's Bar, a popular hangout for the local population (largely African-American). In 1999 the building underwent a renovation as part of a larger renewal project for east downtown Austin. The building is located at 1101 E. 11th Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... on September 17, 1985. References Buildings and structures in Austin, Texas National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas {{Austin-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Bakery
The Arnold Bakery Building is a historic commerce building in east-central Austin, Texas constructed around 1890. In addition to being a bakery, the building served many other purposes throughout the 20th century for the African-American community before falling into disrepair. In 2000, the building was bought and renovated for a design studio as part of a local urban renewal project. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 2004. Notes Austin Revitalization Authority: Historic preservation Buildings and structures in Austin, Texas National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas City of Austin Historic Landmarks Bakeries of Texas Commercial buildings on the National Register of Histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genaro P
Genaro (from the Latin Januarius, meaning "devoted to Janus") may refer to *Genaro (given name) *Genaro (surname) *Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House The Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House is a historic home in downtown Austin, Texas, United States. Built by Genaro Briones over a period of 14 years, the home features unusual molded concrete construction and a dramatic two-story porch. It is ... in Austin, Texas, United States See also * Gennaro (other) {{disambiguation, surname, given name, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Grill
Victory Grill is a historic music venue located at 1104 E. 11th St, Austin, Texas. The nightclub was on the Chitlin' Circuit and hosted famous African American acts such as Bobby Bland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, W. C. Clark and B. B. King when Austin was legally segregated. Victory Grill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1998. History Johnny Holmes, a booking agent and band manager, opened the Victory Grill on Victory over Japan Day, 1945 as a restaurant and bar for black soldiers returning from the war. In the segregated south of the 1940s, these servicemen could not walk into just any place to have a beer. The first incarnation of the Victory was a small "lean-to" building, but Holmes soon moved to a larger building next door. Holmes was also familiar with both the burgeoning Texas blues and jazz scenes, and soon, the club became known for its music as well as its food and drink. The club began attracting music lovers, no matter what their ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Hill Historic District (Austin, Texas)
The Swedish Hill Historic District is a former Swedish enclave that is now a residential area of downtown Austin, Texas. Often referred to as "Swede Hill." Development of this area began in the 1870s when numerous Swedish immigrants erected homes near their downtown businesses. The first to build his home there was S. A. Lundell; soon thereafter Carl John Swahn built his house there, and many others followed. Eventually some sixty-seven Swedish immigrant families built homes in the vicinity and the neighborhood became known as Svenska Kullen (Swedish Hill)—originally bounded by Waller Street on the east, Red River Street on the west, 15th Street on the south, and 19th Street on the north (today West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard — known more familiarly as Swede Hill. Background These immigrants founded the first Swedish Methodist Church in Texas, and helped to establish Texas Wesleyan College, just north of the present-day University of Texas. Today the community comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
