Platt-Simpson Building
Platt-Simpson Building is a memorial in Travis, Texas. Platt-Simpson Building is situated nearby to the theater building Comedy Mothership, as well as near the historic building Ritz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ritz and St. David’s Episcopal Church.
Ritz
Historic building
The Ritz is a historic theater in the 6th Street district in Austin, Texas. The building's history includes use as a movie theater, music hall, club, and comedy house.
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Church
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St. David's Episcopal Church is a historic church in downtown Austin, Texas, United States. Its main church building was constructed in 1854–1855, making it one of the oldest standing buildings in the city. St. David’s Episcopal Church is situated 420 feet north of Platt-Simpson Building.
J.J. Pickle Federal Building
Government office
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The J.J. Pickle Federal Building is one of the largest mid-century modern buildings in Texas and has a rich political history. The eleven-story structure is a quintessential specimen of mid-century high-rises with its vertically oriented, uniform exterior grid that "reflects a golden age for civic architecture in the 1950s and 1960s". J.J. Pickle Federal Building is situated 780 feet north of Platt-Simpson Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Austin and Austin.
Downtown Austin
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Downtown Austin is a district of Austin, Texas, west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.
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.
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.
Platt-Simpson Building
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.26736° or 30° 16′ 3″ northLongitude
-97.73992° or 97° 44′ 24″ westInception
1982Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
86247786+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 12453821246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
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