Site of the Official Residence of Mirabeau B. Lamar

Historical marker location:

7th & Brazos, Austin, Texas

( 7th & Brazos)

Marker installed: 1936

Site of the Official Residence of Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1798-1859 President of the Republic of Texas, 1838-1841. The building was constructed in 1840 and destroyed by fire in March, 1847. Since 1882 the site has been occcupied by Saint Mary's Academy.