Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a special public school, in the continuum of statewide placements for students who have a visual impairment.
tsbvi.edu
Wikipedia
  • Type: School
  • Description: 1856- K-12 school
  • Also known as: “Texas School for the Blind” and “TSBVI”
  • Address: 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, TX 78756

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Austin State Hospital and Elisabet Ney Museum.

Hospital
Photo: Nv8200p, CC BY 4.0.
, formerly known until 1925 as the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, is a 240-bed psychiatric hospital located in . It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of , and the oldest continuously operating west of the . is situated 2,800 feet south of Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Museum
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The is a located in , United States. It is housed in the former studio of sculptor Elisabet Ney and is dedicated to showcasing her life and works. is situated 1 mile southeast of Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Church
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is a historic church in , United States. The structure was built in 1896 in the neighborhood for the Hyde Park Baptist Church and moved to its present location in 1921. is situated 1 mile south of Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosedale and Hyde Park.

Neighborhood
The neighborhood is located in north-central . The neighborhood is bordered on 38th Street to the south, Shoal Creek to the west, North Loop / Hancock Drive to the north, and Lamar Boulevard to the east.

Photo: Dtobias, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district in , about a mile north of the University of Texas. It is known in Austin for being the earliest significant residential development outside the old nineteenth-century downtown city core, for containing some interesting old houses, and for being a bastion of political liberalism.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in central . comprises United States Census tracts 15.05 and 2.05, and ZIP Codes 78756 and 78757. The area is bordered by Burnet Road and to the west, North Lamar Boulevard and North Loop on the east, 45th Street and to the south, and Justin Lane and to the north.

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Latitude
30.31585° or 30° 18′ 57″ north
Longitude
-97.7386° or 97° 44′ 19″ west
Elevation
663 feet (202 metres)
Open location code
86248786+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1256416781
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
4736250
Wiki­data ID
Q7707952
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired” goes by many names.

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