Anthony and Louise Viaer Alumni Hall

Administration Building

Anthony and Louise Viaer Alumni Hall
Location 1820 E. Eighth St., Austin, Texas
Coordinates 30°15′55″N 97°43′21″W / 30.26528°N 97.72250°W / 30.26528; -97.72250Coordinates: 30°15′55″N 97°43′21″W / 30.26528°N 97.72250°W / 30.26528; -97.72250
Area less than one acre
Built 1914
Architectural style Prairie School[1]
MPS East Austin MRA
NRHP Reference # 86003845[1]
Added to NRHP October 21, 1993

The Anthony and Louise Viaer Alumni Hall, formerly the Administration Building, is a building on the campus of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, United States.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Administration Building".[1]

The building was named after Anthony E. Viaer, an alumnus of the Class of 1958 who gave a one million United States dollar scholarship opportunity to university students.[2]

It is located at 1820 E. Eighth St. in Austin, Texas and was built in 1914. It includes Prairie School architecture.

It is a historic building of Huston-Tillotson University, the oldest historically Black college in the area. It was actually formed of bricks manufactured by students of the school.[3]:17

The building was first nominated for National Register listing in 1986, but was not then listed, due to owner objection.[3]:24 It was listed in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Address by Dr. Larry L. Earvin Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Huston-Tillotson University. Accessed October 27, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Martha Doty Freeman and Kenneth Breisch (August 8, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of East Austin" (PDF).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.