Oakwood Cemetery Annex

Oakwood Cemetery Annex is an 18.8-acre burial ground in east Austin, bought by the City of Austin in 1915 to provide more grave space when Oakwood Cemetery began running out of lots. Still active, it holds more than 13,000 interments, including a large Hispanic section, an infant section and many prominent local citizens. Its radial hub and curving roadways follow the 'rural cemetery' and City Beautiful ideas of the nineteenth century. Three contributing buildings and structures stand on site: a small brick gatehouse with bungalow influence, the circa 1922 Rather mausoleum in the form of a rusticated Roman temple, and the circa 1941 Moderne-style Wooten mausoleum. Family monuments, carved markers and hand-made folk art such as tiled ledgers, concrete markers and a cast cowboy boot reflect changing tastes and economic circumstances. It was recognized for local significance in art, architecture and landscape architecture between 1915 and 1953.