First Capitol in Austin

Historical marker location:

124 W 8th Street, Austin, Texas

( @ site of 1936 City Hall)

Marker installed: 1936

The first capitol in Austin was erected on this site in 1839. Every president of the Republic of Texas performed some official act within its walls.

The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.