Wooldridge Park
National Register of Historic Places

Wooldridge Park

Austin, Travis County, Texas
Listed
July 31, 1979
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79003018

About this property

Wooldridge Park, also known as Wooldridge Square, is an urban park in downtown Austin, Texas. The park consists of a city block containing a natural basin whose sides slope inward to form an amphitheater with a bandstand at its center. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

Austin, Travis County, Texas
30.27251, -97.74546

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 79003018. It was listed on July 31, 1979.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Battle Creek (1838)
1840Early Republic
0.4 mi
Travis County Archaic Period Violence — Texas
1000Pre-Columbian
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Wooldridge Park listed on the National Register?

Wooldridge Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Wooldridge Park?

Wooldridge Park is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wooldridge Park?

The period of significance for Wooldridge Park is recorded as the civil_war era.

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