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Brown Building (Austin, Texas)

Coordinates: 30°16′12″N 97°44′38″W / 30.27000°N 97.74389°W / 30.27000; -97.74389
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Brown Building
Location710 Colorado St
Austin, Texas, USA
Coordinates30°16′12″N 97°44′38″W / 30.27000°N 97.74389°W / 30.27000; -97.74389
Built1938
ArchitectC.H. Page & Son
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.97000364[1]
RTHL No.17512
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1997
Designated RTHL2013

The Brown Building is a ten-story office and residential tower in Downtown Austin, Texas. It is 137 feet (42 m) tall. Completed in 1938 at the southwest corner of 8th Street and Colorado Street, the building was home to many significant companies throughout 20th century Austin, including the holding corporation for the Lyndon Johnson family. The Texas Broadcasting Corporation (KTBC) operated from the building for many years around World War II, counting among its employees humorist Cactus Pryor and future governor John Connally. The engineering company Brown & Root also had its headquarters in the Brown Building at one time.[2]

The building was renovated and converted to high-end lofts in the early 2000s. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Russell, Jan Jarboe (March 1998). "Luci in the Sky". Texas Monthly. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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