Butler bricks were Austin’s building blocks. Most of the brick structures constructed in Austin from 1873 until 1912 used Butler’s “Austin common” buff bricks, manufactured from the alluvial clay deposited by the Colorado River.

Stacey Ingram Kaleh and Melissa Ingram discuss their shared passion for live music, growing up immersed in Austin’s live music scene, and the ways in which music venues shape the city’s identity.

Following the Preservation Merit Award-winning restoration of the Oakwood Chapel in September 2018, PARD started restoration of the gates and the replacement of deteriorated fencing at both cemeteries to elevate their importance and history for visitors.

Long before our travel woes on I-35 and Mopac, long before Austin’s development into a tech and live music mecca, the capital of Texas was just another stop along the Meridian Highway.

In 1854, Edward Zimmermann purchased 164 acres of land several miles north of Austin and on it built an 18’ by 24’ home for himself and his young family. His nascent community grew into Fiskville, home to approximately 150 citizens by the early 1870s.

The City of Austin’s Historic Preservation Office and consultants The Projecto and Open Chair have wrapped up the final portion of the three-year long Translating Community History project, which focuses on engaging with community members about the buildings and stories that make places special.

Since its inception, Rosewood Park has served an indispensable role in the lives of East Austin’s Black community and continues to provide the neighborhood with a grand public space for recreation.

For almost 50 years, downtown’s Republic Square was known to Austinites simply as “Mexico,” and served as the nucleus for the lives of many Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans living in the city