{"nrhp_refnum":"10000820","name":"Westgate Tower","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1122 Colorado St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.27592166100004,"lon":-97.74316334299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-10-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 26-story, 261-foot mixed-use high-rise at 1122 Colorado Street in downtown Austin, Texas, directly west of the Capitol grounds. It was designed in 1962 by Edward Durell Stone and built in the mid-1960s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for community planning and development as Austin's first residential high-rise and the model for mixed-use development downtown. It also set off the debate over height limits and Capitol view corridors. Under Criterion C it represents the work of Edward Durell Stone and Fehr & Granger, with brick solar screens typical of Stone's modern style. It meets Criteria Consideration G for properties under 50 years old.","narrative":"Westgate Tower is a 26-story, 261-foot high-rise at 1122 Colorado Street in Austin, facing the west side of the Texas Capitol grounds. Edward Durell Stone designed it in 1962, with the Austin firm of Fehr & Granger supervising. It is the only Stone building in the city. Poured reinforced concrete clad in brown brick from the Butler Brick Company forms the structure, and a decorative brick solar screen shades the parking garage and the top floors. The building mixes uses: commercial space on the lower floors, a parking garage, residential condominiums, and a pool and solarium at the top. It was listed for two reasons. It was Austin's first residential high-rise, and it introduced mixing homes and offices in one building. Its approval also challenged the city's height limits near the Capitol and started a lasting debate over protecting views of the dome. Its architecture reflects Stone's mid-century modern work. The exterior remains largely intact despite later repairs.","period_of_significance":"1962-1966","architect_builder":"Edward Durell Stone, architect; Arthur Fehr and Charles Granger, associate architect","architectural_style":"MODERN MOVEMENT: skyscraper","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used for multiple dwellings (93 residential condominiums) and business offices; the exterior retains a very high level of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.925743-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/9737/40973799/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/10000820.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000820/97639c5211-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000820/97639c5211-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LoneStarMike","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestgateTower-2010-08-d.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">LoneStarMike</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestgateTower-2010-08-d.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973799","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Tower","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48797047"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/westgate-tower-10000820/"}