Buen Retiro

Buen Retiro (HMH49)

Location: Austin, TX 78705 Travis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 17.516', W 97° 44.44'

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Colonial Revival mansion built 1902 by Austin financier Louis Nicholas Goldbeck. Sold 1908 to Texas Association of Phi Gamma Delta, national fraternity first chartered in Texas in 1856.

Housing Tau Deuteron Chapter, this has been campus residence of men who became statesmen and cultural and business leaders. Financing for property came from many friends, with notable gifts from family of university regent and alumnus H.J. Lutcher Stark.
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HM NumberHMH49
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Marker Number15258
Year Placed1972
Placed ByThe Texas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 12:27pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 621107 N 3351806
Decimal Degrees30.29193333, -97.74066667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 17.516', W 97° 44.44'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 17' 30.96" N, 97° 44' 26.40" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 329-361 W 27th St, Austin TX 78705, US
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