PICA-18261

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In Folder: Texas School For The Blind

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PICA-18261

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Identifier: unknown

Title: [Custer at Texas School for the Blind]

Description: General George A. Custer, Elizabeth Custer, and unidentified others on the steps of the School for the Blind building. Custer spent a few months in Austin after the Civil War. Austin, Texas. The Arno Nowotny Building, constructed in 1857, is one of the earliest buildings on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The site is known as “Little Campus”, which includes the Arno Nowotny Building and Hargis Hall, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The two story limestone and brick masonry building was designed and built in the Italianate Style by architect Abner H. Cook, who is well known for several other historic buildings including the Governor’s Mansion and the Neil-Cochran House. The building was significantly modified and served several purposes during its existence, from the Texas Asylum for the Blind to a men’s dormitory and military barracks during WWI. In 1984 the building was restored to its original 1857 appearance following a major campaign to save the building from demolition.

Date Created: 1866

Date Created Range: 1860s

Creator: unknown

Collection: AF

Collection: T4800

Collection: Texas School for the Blind

Subject: Custer, George A.

Subject: Custer, Elizabeth

Subject: Schools

Subject: Texas School for the Blind

Subject: Arno Nowotny Building

Subject: Architecture

Subject: Education

Subject: Military and War-Personnel

Subject: Buildings

Subject: Veterans

Geographic locations: Austin (Tex.)

Publisher: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Item Type: Image

Format: Black-and-white photographs

Required citation: [PICA-18261], Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Rights: Public Domain - The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. This item is free to use following copyright law in the United States and may be used without obtaining permission. Please credit the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library using the required credit line as a courtesy.

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