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The Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building is a state library and historic landmark in Downtown
Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
. The building is named in honor of
Lorenzo de Zavala Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sanchez (October 3, 1788 - November 15, 1836), known simply as Lorenzo de Zavala, was a Mexican and later Tejano physician, politician, diplomat and author. Born in Yucatán under Spanish rule, he was clo ...
, a statesman in Texas history. Built in 1959 and inaugurated in 1961, the building houses the headquarters of the
Texas State Library and Archives Commission The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) refers to the agency in the state of Texas that assists the people of Texas to effectively use information, archival resources, public records and library materials to improve their lives, th ...
, and is located east of and adjacent to the
Texas State Capitol The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the American state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Designed in 18 ...
, and made of the same pink granite as the capitol building. (''Sunset Red Texas Granite'', see
Granite Mountain (Texas) Granite Mountain is a solid dome, also known as a bornhardt, of pink granite (pink granite is also known as Sunset Red) rising over 860 feet one mile west of Marble Falls, Texas. Since quarry operations began in the late 19th century, the distin ...
). The building celebrated a renovation in 2009, with former first lady
Laura Bush Laura Lane Welch Bush (''née'' Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. ...
as speaker of dedicating ceremony.


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Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Libraries in Austin, Texas Education in Austin, Texas Library buildings completed in 1959 Stripped Classical architecture in the United States {{Austin-stub