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In 1960 the completion of Longhorn Dam on the Colorado River created Lady Bird Lake (then known as Town Lake) on the south edge of downtown Austin, Texas. The next year the Austin City Council formed a Town Lake Study Committee to recommend plans for the development of public land on the shores of the new lake. In 1965 the Austin chapter of the ...
The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, formerly known as the AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria, is the former home of Clara Driscoll and site of a 1916 Italianate-style villa on the shores of Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. It was the original home of the Austin Museum of Art and still houses some of its collections.
The building sits on 4.5 acres along Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360) and Lake Austin. Originally built in 1985 and renovated in 2021, Plaza on the Lake has undergone more than $5 million in ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Travis County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Travis County , Texas , United States .
The site consists of 14-acres overlooking Lake Austin, and, in addition to the historic Driscoll Villa, includes the Gatehouse Gallery and the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, where visitors may view temporary, long-term, and permanent contemporary sculpture and art installations.
The Daniel H. and William T. Caswell Houses are two historic homes in downtown Austin, Texas completed near the turn of the 20th century. The buildings are located at 1404 and 1502 West Avenue, respectively. The Daniel H. Caswell House is home to the Austin Junior Forum, a volunteer organization. The William T. Caswell House is used for office ...
Austin Habitat for Humanity plans to build 25 homes in one week in 2025 in Whisper Valley as part of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. ... Imagine building 25 affordable homes in Austin ...
Laguna Gloria is one of several historic houses in Tarrytown. Tarrytown is a neighborhood located west of Downtown Austin, Texas. The neighborhood is bordered by Lake Austin Boulevard on the south, Lake Austin on the west, West 35th Street on the north and Mopac Expressway on the east. Major roads in the area include Exposition Boulevard ...