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In the early 1920s, Austin, Texas financier Ollie Osborn Norwood decided to build a large new office tower to provide professional space for the growing city. At the time, the only tall commercial buildings in Austin were the Scarbrough Building and the Littlefield Building; Norwood planned a cutting-edge professional complex, with central air conditioning in every office (an Austin first) and ...
Austin ( / ˈɔːstɪn / ⓘ AW-stin) [ 7] is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, [ 8] it is the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the 11th-most populous city in the ...
Downtown Austin. Appearance. Coordinates: 30°16′16″N97°44′35″W30.271°N 97.743°W. Area map. The Austin skyline in 2022. The Austin skyline in 2011. Local businesses and recreational venues like 6th Street often are next door to office buildings. Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States.
Constructors & Associates Inc. [ 1 ] The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet (157 m) tall with 33 floors, it is the fifth tallest building in Austin, behind The Independent, The Austonian, Fairmont Austin, and the 360 Condominiums. [ 4 ]
The building was the first steel-framed high-rise in Austin. In 1931, a renovation introduced Art Deco elements to the building; the renovation also made Scarbrough's the first retailer to have air conditioning (“manufactured weather”) west of the Mississippi River. [2] The building was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2001. [1]
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (in case citations, W.D. Tex.) is a federal district court. The court convenes in San Antonio with divisions in Austin, Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, Pecos, and Waco. It has jurisdiction in over 50 Trans-Pecos, Permian Basin, and Hill Country counties of the U.S. state of Texas.
James E. Rudder State Office Building. / 30.27194°N 97.73944°W / 30.27194; -97.73944. The James Earl Rudder State Office Building is a historic office building in downtown Austin, Texas, USA. Built in 1918, the five-story structure features 18-foot ceilings and terrazzo and marble flooring. [2] Over time the building has housed the ...
One Eleven Congress, formerly One Congress Plaza, is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 397 feet (121 meters) tall and containing 30 floors, the building is the 23rd tallest in Austin. [1] The building contains a sunken plaza, which include trees, a food hall, water features, and park ...