Norwood Tower
The Norwood Tower is a historic commercial building in downtown Austin, Texas. Built in 1929, the tower was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2006 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: LoneStarMike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
- Address: 300 West 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Army Futures Command and Austin History Center.
United States Army Futures Command
Government office
The United States Army Futures Command 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. United States Army Futures Command is situated 410 feet northeast of Norwood Tower.
Austin History Center
Museum
The Austin History Center 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. Austin History Center is situated 930 feet north of Norwood Tower.
Texas State Capitol
Government building
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2,600 feet northeast of Norwood Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Austin and Austin.
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.
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.
Norwood Tower
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and office
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.26917° or 30° 16′ 9″ northLongitude
-97.74562° or 97° 44′ 44″ westLevels
23Height
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
86247793+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 99868645OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q46996839
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In Other Languages
“Norwood Tower” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج نوروود”
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