Lou Neff Point is a promontory with a gazebo in

Austin, Texas 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 ...

, United States.

Description and history

The point offers views of

downtown Austin Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas. Downtown is located on the north bank of the Colorado River. The approximate borders of Downtown include Lamar Boulevard to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the U ...

from where

Barton Creek Barton Creek is a tributary that feeds the Colorado River as it flows through the Texas Hill Country. The creek passes through some of the more scenic areas in Greater Austin, surrounded in many parts by a greenbelt of protected lands that serve ...

enters Lady Bird Lake. In 1975, the Texas Society of Landscape Architects selected Lou Neff Point as the "best example of Texas Public Architecture". The Austin Group-designed gazebo was installed in 1993. Lou Neff Point was widened and restored by The Trail Foundation with funding provided by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, the Stillwater Foundation, friends of Nancy Kohler, and members of The Trail Foundation. The work was completed during April–June 2006.

Named in honor of Lou Neff

The point is named after Lou Neff, a member of the Town Lake Beautification Committee who worked with

Lady Bird Johnson Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (''née'' Taylor; December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson. She previously served as Second Lady from 1961 to 1963 whe ...

. Neff was a former president of the Austin Junior League and a member of the Natural Science Center Guild. In 1971 the Austin American Statesman included her among their Outstanding Women in Austin. Three years later Neff died at the age of 44.

References

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