French Legation Museum
French Legation Museum is a building in Travis, Texas. French Legation Museum is situated nearby to Texas State Cemetery, as well as near the neighborhood Rainey Street Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “French Legation” and “French Legation House”
- Address: TX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French Legation and Texas State Capitol.
French Legation
Museum
The French Legation is a historic legation building in eastern Austin, Texas, built in 1841 to represent the French government in the new Republic of Texas.
Texas State Capitol
Government building
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The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Texas State Capitol is situated 3,800 feet northwest of French Legation Museum.
Texas State Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Texas State Cemetery is a cemetery located on about 22 acres just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War. Texas State Cemetery is situated 1,900 feet east of French Legation Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainey Street Historic District and Austin.
Rainey Street Historic District
Neighborhood
The Rainey Street Historic District is a street of historic homes, many of the bungalow style, in downtown Austin, Texas. Rainey Street is positioned near Lady Bird Lake and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown.
Austin
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Austin is a city of about 965,000 people on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.
Downtown Austin
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Austin is a district of Austin, Texas, west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.
French Legation Museum
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.26699° or 30° 16′ 1″ northLongitude
-97.7322° or 97° 43′ 56″ westElevation
545 feet (166 metres)Open location code
86247789+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 368160053OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4692389
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