Scarbrough Building

Scarbrough Building Alabama native Emerson Monroe Scarbrough (1846-1925) came to Texas following service in the Civil War and settled in Milam County, where he was a successful merchant. He opened a branch of his business, Scarbrough and Hicks, on Congress Avenue in 1893, moving one block north in 1894. In 1910, on this adjacent, prominent corner, he completed Austin's first skyscraper. His new building was designed in the Chicago style by Fort Worth architects Sanguinet and Staats. It was enlarged and redesigned with Art Deco elements in 1930-31 by Wyatt C. Hedrick, Inc. and Edwin Kreisle. An early leader in modern merchandising, Scarbrough's closed this downtown location in 1983. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002

Scarbrough Building is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2679, -97.7430 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Littlefield Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, Site of John Bremond & Company, and O. Henry Hall.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5453012733. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.