Texas--Austin
Subject
Subject Source: lcnaf
Found in 2228 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Philippe Cret collection
Collection
Identifier: CRET
Abstract
Philadelphia architect Paul Philippe Cret was retained by the University of Texas at Austin as a consulting architect for the development of a master plan for the campus (1930-1945). Cret was born in Lyon, France in 1876, attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1897-1903), and specialized in the design of public buildings. The collection contain drawings, floor plans, elevations, sections, details, landscape plans, diagrams and presentation renderings of Cret's work at the University of...
Dates:
1930-1957
Found in:
Alexander Architectural Archives
Project# 0440 Historical Building Documentation, T. U. Taylor Hall of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, 2010
Project
Abstract
HHM documented Taylor Hall at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) to Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Level II standards in order to mitigate the demolition of the building per consultations with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas. An HHM architectural historian conducted archival research at several local repositories consulting original architectural schemes, drawings, and building specifications as well as building...
Dates:
2010
Project# 0110.01 Chestnut Neighborhood Historic Resources Survey, Austin, TX, 2000 - 2001
Project
Abstract
The Chestnut Neighborhood Historic Resources Survey is a comprehensive inventory of historic properties in one of the older neighborhoods in East Austin. Undertaken under the auspices of the City of Austin Historic Preservation Office and pursuant to the Chestnut Neighborhood Plan, the project is part of the City’s renewed efforts to catalogue, document, and evaluate the city’s historical and architectural heritage. The Chestnut Neighborhood Historic Resources Survey is a preservation...
Dates:
2000 - 2001
Project# 0112.01 Historical Building Documentation, The Walter Tips Company Warehouse, Austin, TX, 2000 - 2001
Project
Abstract
HHM conducted a HABS-like Documentation of the Tips Warehouse in downtown Austin, Texas. Company Warehouse is a two-story brick and concrete building at 200 West Second Street (also 200 Colorado Street) and encompasses the entire southern half of City Block 20. The Walter Tips Company constructed the warehouse in 1927 after deciding to close its retail hardware business at 710 Congress Avenue that same year. In contrast to the retail store with its elaborate stonework and Gothic Revival...
Dates:
2000 - 2001
Project# 0116.01 Historic Resources Survey of East Austin, TX, 2000
Project
Abstract
HHM conducted an intensive architectural survey of the East 11th and 12th Street Commercial Corridors in Austin, Texas. The firm also researched primary and secondary source materials and developed an historic context that examined the major themes related to the development of East Austin. The survey team identified, documented and assessed the NRHP status of 496 properties. After analyzing the distribution of architecturally noteworthy properties, HHM identified seven potential NRHP...
Dates:
2000