Camp Mabry Historic District

Camp Mabry is a 220-acre military district about three miles northwest of the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Organized around a parade ground cleared in 1892, it contains one- and two-story buildings from 1892 to 1943, including barracks, a headquarters, a mess hall, workshops, an arsenal and ten limestone motor storage buildings. Much of its present look dates to 1918, when the University of Texas and the War Department built the School of Automobile Mechanics here. Yellow brick barracks and wood-frame instructional buildings from that period still stand, and several remain in use. In the late 1930s and 1940s, Works Progress Administration crews added native limestone walls, bridges, a dam, gates and storage buildings. The district was recognized for its role in Texas military history, wartime education and training, and New Deal-era construction. Of 84 resources, 45 contribute to its character, and modern additions are buffered by trees and varied terrain. It continues to serve as a military installation.