Downtown Austin

Downtown Austin is a district of , , west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: central business district in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
  • Also known as: “Downtown” and “Downtown Austin, Texas”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Texas State Capitol and United States Army Futures Command.

Government building
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The is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of . Located in downtown , the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas.

Government office
The was a United States Army command that ran modernization projects. It was headquartered in Austin, Texas. The AFC began initial operations on 1 July 2018.

Museum
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The is the local history collection of the Austin Public Library and the city's historical archive. The building opened as the official Austin Public Library in 1933 and served as the main library until 1979, when library functions moved to the John Henry Faulk Library, a newer facility next door.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Rainey Street Historic District.

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The University of Texas and the Drag form a district of . This article also covers the "West Campus" and "North University" neighborhoods.

Neighborhood
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The is a street of historic homes, many of the bungalow style, in downtown . Rainey Street is positioned near and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown.

Neighborhood
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The in , is an area located west of downtown Austin near and just northeast of the intersection of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and West Tenth Street.

Downtown Austin

Latitude
30.26805° or 30° 16′ 5″ north
Longitude
-97.74476° or 97° 44′ 41″ west
Open location code
86247794+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5018989164
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5303358
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Spanish—“Downtown Austin” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ডাউনটাউন”
  • Chinese: “奥斯汀下城”
  • Chinese: “奧斯汀下城”
  • Chinese: “奧斯汀市區”
  • Italian: “Centro di Austin”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Austin”
  • Spanish: “Downtown Austin”

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