Openheimer-Montgomery Building

This structure was built in 1894 for Texas military, business, and civil leader Louis Openheimer (1858-1906. Designed and constructed by John McDonald, a prominent citizen who served as Austin’s Mayor from 1889-1895, the building was sold in 1899 to the trustee for 12-year-old Fannie Montgomery and became part of her estate. The Queen Anne commercial structure features projecting second-story bay windows supported by Victorian jigsawn brackets. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

Openheimer-Montgomery Building is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2700, -97.7426 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas and the Civil War State Military Board (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Walter Tips Company Building, Paramount Theater, and Swedish Consulate and Swante Palm Library.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014111. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.