M. M. Long's Livery Stable & Opera House

When M. M. Long and his family moved here from Bastrop in the early 1860s, the first floor served as the livery stable for Long’s Austin to Burnet and Lampasas stage line. On the second floor, Long ran an opera house which was used for public meetings and concerts, In 1866 a Federal courtroom and in 1900 an Odd Fellows hall occupied the second story. Through the years a publishing company, a saloon and a billiard parlor, tobacco, drug, jewelry, and dry goods stores have used this centrally located building. (1979)

M. M. Long's Livery Stable & Opera House is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1979. 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 30.2709, -97.7416 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Swedish Consulate and Swante Palm Library (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Millett Opera House, Old Bakery, and Texas and the Civil War State Military Board.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014469. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.