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Historic Property Search http://www.statesman.com/news/historic-property-search-127595.html?... Welcome, Mark | Member Center | E-mail preferences | Log Out NEWS ENTERTAINMENT HOOKEM.COM CLASSIFIEDS CARS HOMES JOBS HOME NEWS BUSINESS SPORTS LIFE OPINION WEATHER TRAFFIC MULTIMEDIA BLOGS CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVERTISE Home > Local News Historic Property Search Site Web Archive Web Search by YAHOO! E-mail this page Click on one of the map points to see the property name and address, or scroll down the list to find a property and click "map it," to see its location on the map. Click here to return to the story that accompanies this database. Search again LATEST NEWS GALLERIES » Photos of the Christmas at Cadet Day, El Buen exercises, December Samaritano 12.17.09 2009 MOST POPULAR HEADLINES E-MAILED Study: West Campus among most crime-ridden neighborhoods Texas sweeps Minnesota, will face Penn State for national title Billboard to be moved, but city won't pay after all Map data ©2009 Google - Longhorns notebook Date Property Street Address Zip Code Woman sentenced to two years in state jail in son's 1972 Land Office Building 112 East 11th Street 78701 Map it death 1974 Daniel Caswell House 1404 West Avenue 78701 Map it LATEST AP TEXAS NEWS » 1974 William T. Caswell House 1502 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1974 Howson House 700 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it Officials: Pot found on 2 Lil Wayne tour buses Updated 12:21 a.m. 1975 West Hill 1703 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1975 St. Mary's Cathedral 201 East 10th Street 78701 Map it Democrats try to stake claim in Texas 12:07 a.m. 1975 Goodman Building 202 West 13th Street 78701 Map it Winning Cash Five Texas numbers 11:47 p.m. Friday 1975 St. Charles House 316 East 6th Street 78701 Map it AP NEWS: Texas | Nation | World | Sports | 1975 J.P. Schneider Store 402 West 2nd Street 78701 Map it Business | Entertainment 1975 Pierre Bremond House 402 West 7th Street 78701 Map it 1975 Driskill-Day-Ford Building 403 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1975 O. Henry Museum 409 East 5th Street 78701 Map it 1975 E. H. Carrington Store 520 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1975 Boardman-Webb House 602 West 9th Street 78701 Map it 1975 B. J. Smith House 610 Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1975 John Bremond House 700 Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1975 Catherine Robinson House 705 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it 1975 North Cottage 706 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it 1975 North-Evans Chateau 708 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it 1975 Walter Bremond House 711 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it 1 of 4 12/19/09 9:21 AM Historic Property Search http://www.statesman.com/news/historic-property-search-127595.html?... 1975 J. W. McLaughlin House 800 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it 1976 Millett Opera House 110 East 9th Street 78701 Map it 1976 Scholz Garten 1607 San Jacinto Street 78701 Map it 1976 Hannig Building 206 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1976 St. David's Church 300 East 7th Street 78701 Map it 1976 Eugene Bremond House 404 West 7th Street 78701 Map it Product Development/Mechanical Engineer 1976 Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph Building 410 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it Great Stuff Inc. 1976 Paggi Carriage Shop 421 East 6th Street 78701 Map it Austin, TX 1976 German Free School 507 East 10th Street 78701 Map it VIEW ALL TOP JOBS | SEARCH FOR A JOB 1977 Lundberg Bakery 1006 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1977 Gethsemane Lutheran Church 1510 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1977 Carrington-Covert House 1511 Colorado Street 78701 Map it 1977 Bertram Store 1601 Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1977 Hirshfeld House and Cottage 303 West 9th Street 78701 Map it 1977 Depot Hotel 504 East 5th Street 78701 Map it 1977 Edward Tips Building 708 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1977 Walton-Joseph Building 708 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1977 Walter Tips Building 710 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1978 Burlage-Fischer House 1008 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1978 Littlefield Building 106 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Coon-Gilbert-Doggett House 1402 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1978 Denny-Holliday House 1803 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1978 Jacoby-Pope Building 200 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Cotton Exchange 401 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Buass Building 407 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Nalle Building 409 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Hamilton Building 419 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Risher-Nicholas Building 422 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1978 Paggi Blacksmith Shop 503 Neches Street 78701 Map it 1978 Schuwirth House 512 Neches Street 78701 Map it 1978 Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1979 Governor's Mansion 1010 Colorado Street 78701 Map it 1979 Hancock House 1306 Colorado Street 78701 Map it 1979 Risher-Roach Building 509 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1979 Hofheintz-Reissig Store 600 East 3rd Street 78701 Map it 1979 Wedding House 604 East 3rd Street 78701 Map it 1979 Bosche Building 804 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1979 Montgomery House 808 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1980 George W. Sampson House 1003 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1980 H. B. Hancock House 1717 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1980 Dos Banderos 410 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1980 Quast Building 412 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1980 Commissioners General Provision (part 1) 501 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1980 Commissioners General Provision (part 2) 503 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1980 Robinson-Rosner Building 504 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1980 Gilfillan House 603 West 8th Street 78701 Map it 1980 Palm School 700 East Cesar Chavez 78701 Map it 1980 Randerson-Lundell Building 701 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1981 Jacob Larmour House 1711 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1981 Swift Building 315 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1981 Day Building 319 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1981 McKean-Eilers Building 323 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1981 Smith-Hage Building 325 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1982 Openheimer-Montgomery Building 105 West 8th Street 78701 Map it 1982 W. B. Smith Building 316 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Allan Jr. High School 700 West 12th Street 78701 Map it 1982 Johns-Hamilton Building 716 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (A) 906 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (B) 908 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (C) 910 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (D) 912 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (E) 914 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (F) 916 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (G) 918 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (H) 920 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1982 Larmour Block (I) 922 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 2 of 4 12/19/09 9:21 AM Historic Property Search http://www.statesman.com/news/historic-property-search-127595.html?... 1983 Koppel Building 318 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1983 Mauthe-Myrick House 408 West 14th Street 78701 Map it 1983 Smith-Phillips House 502 West 14th Street 78701 Map it 1983 Risher-Roach Building 511 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1983 Sampson-Henricks Building 620 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1983 Townsend-Thomson Building 718 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1983 Austin History Center 810 Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1984 Heierman Building 115 East 5th Street 78701 Map it 1984 Meroney-Isaacs Building 404 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1984 Rhambo Building 406 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1984 Robinson-Macken House 702 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1984 Eugene Bremond Building 801 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1984 Moore-Flack House 901 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1985 Kreisle Building 400 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1986 Capitol of Texas 11th & Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1986 Pearl House Bar 211 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1986 Scarbrough Building 522 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1986 Grandberry Building 907 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1987 Orsay-Doyle House 1017 Red River Street 78701 Map it 1987 Jeremiah Hamilton Building 1101 Red River Street 78701 Map it 1987 McCraven-Wilson House 1101 Red River Street 78701 Map it 1987 Wedig-Hardeman House 1103 Red River Street 78701 Map it 1987 Millican House 1610 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1987 McDonald-McGowan House 1802 Lavaca Street 78701 Map it 1987 Smith House 502 West 13th Street 78701 Map it 1987 Martin House 600 West 7th Street 78701 Map it 1987 San Antonian 702 San Antonio Street 78701 Map it 1987 Mayer-Howse House 810 West 10th Street 78701 Map it 1988 Hauke House 1409 Trinity Street 78701 Map it 1988 Padgitt-Warmoth Building 208 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1988 Webb-Shaw Building 212 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1988 Monroe Building 300 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1988 Kleberg House 501 West 12th Street 78701 Map it 1988 McDonald Building 607 San Jacinto Street 78701 Map it 1988 Steiner Building 807 Congress Avenue 78701 Map it 1989 Ruggles-Smith House 1600 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1989 Dittlinger Building 302 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1989 Platt Building 304 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1989 Phillips-Knudsen House 706 Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1990 Republic Square 400 Block Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1990 Wooldridge Park 900 Block Guadalupe Street 78701 Map it 1991 Wooten Medical Offices 109 East 10th Street 78701 Map it 1991 Nelson Davis Warehouse 117 West 4th Street 78701 Map it 1991 Trask House 211 Red River Street 78701 Map it 1991 Watson House 402 West 12th Street 78701 Map it 1991 Max Bickler House 901 West 16th Street 78701 Map it 1992 Dignan-Mickey House 1504 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1992 West Hill Carriage House 707 West 18th Street 78701 Map it 1993 Pope-Watson House 1806 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1993 Ginsburg Building 219 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1993 Brizendine House 507 West 11th Street 78701 Map it 1993 Hatzfeld House 604 West 11th Street 78701 Map it 1993 Crow-Tenant House 805 Rio Grande Street 78701 Map it 1995 Dozier-Beal House 1503 West Avenue 78701 Map it 1995 Steussey-Skinner House 1705 Nueces Street 78701 Map it 1996 Bartholomew-Robinson Building 1415 Lavaca Street 78701 Map it 1996 Nichols-Gellman Home 201 East 6th Street 78701 Map it 1996 Chicago House 607 Trinity Street 78701 Map it 1997 Brown Building 714 Colorado Street 78701 Map it 1998 Phillips Building 105 East 5th Street 78701 Map it 1998 Stephen F.
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