Community Center
Also known as: Site #21
Why it's listed
Built in 1929-1930 at 1192 Angelina Street, this one-story, raised, stuccoed building served East Austin as a community center. It has a centered entrance portico with an arched entranceway, two evenly spaced one-over-one windows with conductor boxes and downspouts on either side, and a stepped parapet capped by a raised plaster band. Its simplified Mission Revival style is described as most unusual in East Austin, and the building remains largely intact apart from one altered front window. Planning began in 1927, when seven federated Black clubs formed the Community Welfare Association, a benevolent, charitable, health and educational group. The building gave the clubs a meeting place and gave residents access to health care. Activities after it opened included milk distribution to families, a nursery school that home economics students from nearby Black colleges and public schools could observe, parental education classes, and a well-baby clinic. It is still used as a community center.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an intact public building in a simplified Mission Revival style that is unusual in East Austin. It is also significant for social and humanitarian work, serving as a meeting place for Black clubs and a source of health care and family services for the community.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85002267, listed September 17, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1192 Angelina St., Austin |
|---|---|
| County | Travis County |
| Listed | September 17, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002267 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- |
| Architectural style | Simplified Mission Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is good; still used as a community center. One front window was altered at an undetermined date. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.27264, -97.72550 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85002267.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110002334
- This listing as JSON
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