Site of the Republic of Texas President's Residence -- Austin TX
N 30° 16.143 W 097° 44.412
14R E 621180 N 3349270
A sign of history in the otherwise modern and elegant Omni Hotel lobby at 7th and Brazos in Austin, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMTJ6R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2016
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A bronze plaque directed by the Colonial Dames in 1996 preserves the location of the President's House for the Republic of Texas, where Mirabeau B. Lamar, the 2nd president of the Republic of Texas, lived from 1839 until annexation in 1845. The home was destroyed by fire in 1847. Later the site was sold to the nuns of the Order of the Holy Cross, who established a girls school at the site in the 1880s.
Since the 1980s, this site has been occupied by the Austin Centre, now an elegant Omni Hotel and office building.
The plaque is located in the Omni Hotel lobby, near the concierge desk. Anyone may visit the lobby to see the plaque. An official State of Texas Historic markers located nearby
The plaque reads as follows:
1601 [Colonial Dames medallion] 1701
Site of
The Republic of Texas President’s house
Built in 1839 -- Destroyed by fire in 1847
Official Residence of Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798 - 1859)
2nd President of The Republic Of Texas
Father of Education In Texas
Site of St. Mary’s Academy
1885-1947
A Private Resident and Day School For Girls
Texas Society and
Embassy Chapter, Austin
of the
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA XVII CENTURY
Dedicated March 1, 1996"
Group that erected the marker: National Society of Colonial Dames
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
701 Brazos
Austin, TX
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