Kiwanis Historic Marker -- Paramount Theatre, Austin
N 30° 16.168 W 097° 44.530
14R E 620990 N 3349314
Austin's famed Paramount Theatre, built in 1915 as a Vaudeville stage theatre, on the site of three log cabins that served as the War Department for the Republic of Texas in 1839.
Waymark Code: WMH4BF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2013
Views: 5
A plaque placed by the Kiwanis Club of Austin preserves the memory of this site, which served as War Department during the Republic of Texas era. The plaque is located at 713 Congress Avenue in downtown Austin.
The marker reads as follows:
OFFICES OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
Three double log houses built on this site in 1839, shortly after Austin was selected as the site for the capitol of the Republic of Texas served as the offices for the War Department and the Adjutant General. Here, Albert Sidney Johnson and Branch tanner served as Secretaries of War.
Erected by the Kiwanis Club of Austin Texas
Type: Plaque
Condition: fair
Placed by: Austin Kiwanis Club
Address:
713 Congress Ave
Austin, TX
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