Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall The University of Texas System Constructed during the period 1912-1914. This building was the seventh United States post office location in Austin, Texas. The supervising architect for the neo-classical revival style structure was James Knox Taylor of the U.S. Treasury Department. It was built by Dieter and Wenzel Construction Company of Wichita, Kansas, at a cost of $172,987. The land cost $40,000. Following construction of a new post office and federal building in 1965, the building was given to the University of Texas system by the federal government; it was remodeled into administrative offices by the university in 1970. The building was named in honor of Claudia Taylor Johnson, wife of the 36th president of the United States of America.
Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall
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Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1974. 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 30.2688, -97.7449 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Royal Arch Masonic Lodge (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include O. Henry Hall, U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, and Smith, B.J., Property.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014916. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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