French Legation (Austin)
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The French Legation in Austin is a historic 19th-century diplomatic residence that served as the French chargé d’affaires’ home to the Republic of Texas and is now preserved as a museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Legation (Austin) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic residence
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| address | 802 San Marcos Street, Austin, Texas ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
French government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Louis Philippe I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Diplomatic residences
ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas ⓘ Museums in Austin, Texas ⓘ Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas State Historic Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentFunction |
historic house museum
ⓘ
public historic site ⓘ |
| dateAddedToNRHP | 1969-08-25 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic outbuildings
ⓘ
prominent front gallery (porch) ⓘ sloping grounds overlooking downtown Austin ⓘ wood-frame main house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUseAsLegationFrom | 1841 ⓘ |
| inUseAsLegationTo | 1845 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
Texas ⓘ Travis County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident | Alphonse Dubois de Saligny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResidentRole | French chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 70000770 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedAsMuseumSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
French diplomatic legation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
residence of the French chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RTHLDesignationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| RTHLNumber | 6456 ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the oldest surviving structures in Austin
ⓘ
symbol of early diplomatic relations between France and the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Republic of Texas era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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