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The Bremond Block Historic District is a collection of eleven historic homes in downtown Austin, Texas, United States, constructed from the 1850s to 1910.. The block was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is considered one of the few remaining upper-class Victorian neighborhoods of the middle to late nineteenth century in Texas. [2]
Austin County is a rural, agricultural dominated county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,167. [1] [2] Its seat is Bellville. [3] The county and region was settled primarily by German emigrants in the 1800s. [4] Austin County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical ...
The aggregated heights of Austin's high-rises is second in Texas, behind Houston, based on data from Texas Real Estate Source. [3] [4] The current tallest completed building in Austin is Sixth and Guadalupe, with a height of 874 ft (266 m), followed by The Independent at 690 ft (210 m) and The Austonian at 680 ft (210 m).
The Judge Sebron G. Sneed House (also, Sneed House and Comal Bluff) is a historic former limestone plantation house in Austin, Texas, commissioned by Judge Sebron Graham Sneed. It was likely designed by architect and general contractor , Abner Hugh Cook , co-owner of the sawmill where Sneed had purchased lumber for the construction of the house.
The W. H. Passon Historical Society is an organization that strives to secure and preserve materials and artifacts related to Black culture in Austin and Travis County, Texas. The Society was founded by Ada Marie DeBlanc Simond (with Janie Beatrice Perry Harrison [53] and Fannie Mae Murphy Lawless). The Society was first organized in 1975 (by ...
Buffalo, New York and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specify 6 in 12, a pitch of approximately 26.6 degrees. [3] A flat roof includes pitches as low as 1 ⁄ 2:12 to 2:12 (1 in 24 to 1 in 6), which are barely capable of properly shedding water. Such low-slope roofs (up to 4:12 (1 in 3)) require special materials and techniques to avoid leaks. [4]
Waterline is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Austin, Texas, United States. Planned to be 1,021 feet (311.2 meters) tall, it will be a mixed-use building with residential, office, and hotel space. [2] Upon completion in 2026, it is expected to become the tallest building in Austin and the tallest building in Texas.
The 360 Residential Condominiums skyscraper is located in Downtown Austin, Texas at 360 Nueces Street. The building itself stands 581 ft (177 m) tall with 44 floors, 430 condos, and over 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m 2) of retail space. The building topped out in November 2007, and construction was officially completed on May 22, 2008.