| Marker Number |
15258 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015258 |
| Marker Title |
Buen Retiro |
| Index Entry |
Buen Retiro |
| Address |
300 W. 27th |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
621106 |
| UTM Northing |
3351833 |
| Subject Codes |
fraternal organizations; Colonial Revival; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
RTHL medallion and 16" x 12" plaque |
| Marker Text |
Colonial Revival mansion built 1902 by Austin financier Louis Nicholas Goldbeck. Sold 1908 to Texas Association of Phi Gamma Delta, national fraternity first chartered in Texas in 1856. Housing Tau Deuteron chapter, this has been campus residence of men who became statesmen and cultural and business leaders. Financing for property cam from many friends, with notable gifts from family of university regent and alumnus H. J. Lutcher Stark. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972 |
