Texas · locality file

Austin

8 dossiers on record ·

The record for Austin opens with The Driskill and Oakwood Cemetery — 6 more files sit in the drawer below.

Hotel

High confidence

The Driskill

Austin, Texas

Hotel in Austin; research record.

4 claims · 2 legends→

Cemetery

Medium

Oakwood Cemetery

Austin, Texas

The 1856 cemetery where Austin is buried—and reportedly not alone.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Texas State Capitol

Austin, Texas

The 1888 pink granite dome—where the legislators’ ghosts reportedly argue.

2 claims · 1 legend→

House

Medium

Texas Governor’s Mansion

Austin, Texas

The 1856 mansion where every governor has lived—and reportedly stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Natural

Medium

Treaty Oak

Austin, Texas

The 500-year-old oak that survived the 1989 poisoning.

2 claims · 1 legend→

House

Medium

French Legation

Austin, Texas

The 1841 embassy—the oldest frame building in Austin.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Moonlight towers

Austin, Texas

The 1894 light towers—the last of their kind in the world.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Theater

Low

Paramount Theatre (Austin)

Austin, Texas

Austin’s 1915 vaudeville house—Sam the projectionist and the alley ghosts.

2 claims · 1 legend→