Right downtown (7th Street from Guadalupe to San Antonio) you will find a block of historic homes. This is the south side of the John Bremond house. It was built in 1886. That is what passes for old in Texas and means it was built while our Capitol was being completed. The house has the offices of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association in it. I snapped this picture as we walked on Tuesday to our early voting location at the Travis County Courthouse (also our regular polling place now that we live downtown). It was closer to walk to our polling place in the old neighborhood. And you didn't have to pass through a security guard and a metal detector. But you couldn't vote early there.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
A House Downtown
Right downtown (7th Street from Guadalupe to San Antonio) you will find a block of historic homes. This is the south side of the John Bremond house. It was built in 1886. That is what passes for old in Texas and means it was built while our Capitol was being completed. The house has the offices of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association in it. I snapped this picture as we walked on Tuesday to our early voting location at the Travis County Courthouse (also our regular polling place now that we live downtown). It was closer to walk to our polling place in the old neighborhood. And you didn't have to pass through a security guard and a metal detector. But you couldn't vote early there.
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What a marvelous concoction. The iron work looks right out of New Orleans.
ReplyDeleteDoes this qualify as an official heritage building in Austin LInda?
The entire block is on the National Register of Historic places, I believe.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a magnificent home. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
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Love Austin. Love these homes.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see more of them and the ones around the University and Congress and maybe the cool Mexican restaurants, etc., etc.
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