Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters
2312 San Gabriel St., Austin, TXConstructed in 1933 as the state headquarters, the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Building is a large-scale, pretentious example of Georgian Revival architecture in Austin. It is one of the best, if not the best, example of its style in the city, and is also a notable example of that idiom in Central Texas. The pretense of the building's exterior is considerably enhanced by its opulent, intact interior noteworthy for the frequency of formal spaces whose detailing exhibit a varying degree of elegance. The building was de-signed by Henry Coke Knight who was a prominent Dallas architect of the era. The head-quarters is further significant as an outstanding representative of a 20th-century impulse among state federations to build and/or own state headquarters. That impulse has been largely southern in distribution. The building also gains significance through its association with the Federation, an organization that has made sustained contributions to Texas in the fields of civic, cultural, education, and philanthropic activities.
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Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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