78701 -- Former Downtown Post Office, Austin TX
N 30° 16.125 W 097° 44.695
14R E 620727 N 3349232
This 1914-vintage former US post office in downtown Austin was given to the University of Texas in 1970 for administrative staff office space.
Waymark Code: WMQQYZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2016
Views: 2
In 1970, a new US Post office and Federal Bulding has been completed downtown. This fine old Post Office, the 7th in downtown Austin, was then given by the Government to the University of Texas, which renamed it "Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall" after former First Lady "Lady Bird" Johnson." UT has used this building for office space ever since.
A state historic marker at the former post office reads as follows:
"CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON HALL
The University of Texas System
Constructed during the period 1912-1914. This building was the seventh United States post office location in Austin, Texas. The supervising architect for the Neoclassical revival style structure was James Knox Taylor of the U.S. Treasury Department. It was built by Dieter and Wenzel Construction Company of Wichta, Kansas, at a cost of $172,987. The land cost $40,000.
Following construction of a new post office and Federal building in 1965, the building was given to the University of Texas system by the Federal Government; it was remodeled into administrative offices by the University in 1970. The building was named in honor of Claudia Taylor Johnson, wife of the 36th president of the United States of America."
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 78701
Current Status:: Retired
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