| Marker Number |
15432 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015432 |
| Marker Title |
First Travis County Courthouse |
| Index Entry |
|
| Address |
308 Guadalupe St. |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
620507 |
| UTM Northing |
3349011 |
| Subject Codes |
courthouses; counties; government; design and construction; builders |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
W side Guadalupe Street, between 3rd and 4th streets. Marker reported in storage Sep. 2008. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Storage |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Site of log house where Travis County government began, 1839, with mapping of 4 militia beats by chief justice James W. Smith. Also location of second courthouse (1855-75), S.M. Swenson (later an international banker), contract agent; Thos. H. Jones, builder. (1964) |
