Cambridge Tower - Wikipedia

Cambridge Tower


General information
Type	Condominium
Architectural style	New Formalism
Location	1801 Lavaca St, Austin, Texas
Completed	February 28, 1965
Opening	May 1, 1965 (1965-05-01)
Height	181 feet (55 m)
Technical details
Floor count	15
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Thomas E. Stanley
Main contractor	Thomas J. Hayman of Dallas


Cambridge Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Cambridge Tower Show map of Texas Cambridge Tower Show map of the United States
Coordinates	30°16′51″N 97°44′26″W / 30.280714°N 97.740472°W / 30.280714; -97.740472
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	100002603^[2]
Added to NRHP	June 20, 2018

References
^[1]

Cambridge Tower is a building in Austin, Texas, United States, that opened in 1965 as a luxury apartment tower. The building was designed by Dallas-based architect Thomas E. Stanley, and contains numerous New Formalism architectural elements including balconies adorned with brise soleil columns and ornamental breeze blocks.^[3] The building currently operates as a condominium.^[4]^[5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 2018.^[6]

References

[edit]

^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY – NOMINATION FORM (70000766)" (PDF). National Park Service. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Rambin, James (April 13, 2020). "Cambridge Tower, Austin's Breeziest Building, Stays Cool in Strange Times". TOWERS.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ Cambridge Tower Condominium, http://cambridgetower.net
^ "Cambridge Tower: Austin's Landmark of Luxury," DOCOMOMO MidTexMod
^ "Details for Cambridge Tower (Atlas Number 2100002603)". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

External links

[edit]

Media related to Cambridge Tower (Austin, Texas) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas
Archaeological	Andrew M. Cox Ranch Site Levi Rock Shelter Smith Rock Shelter
Business	Arnold Bakery Austin Daily Tribune Building Blue Bonnet Court Brown Building Cambridge Tower Driskill Hotel Goodman Building Green Pastures Haehnel Building Lundberg Bakery Millett Opera House Norwood Tower Paramount Theatre J. P. Schneider Store Scholz Garten Victory Grill Westgate Tower
Civic	All Saints' Episcopal Church Anderson Stadium Austin Central Fire Station 1 Baker Center Austin Fire Drill Tower Austin History Center Austin State Hospital Battle Hall Camp Mabry George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center Central Christian Church Elisabet Ney Museum French Legation General Land Office Building Gethsemane Lutheran Church Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building Hyde Park Presbyterian Church Lamar Boulevard Bridge Littlefield House Montopolis Bridge Moonlight Towers O. Henry Hall Oakwood Cemetery Royal Arch Masonic Lodge James E. Rudder State Office Building St. David's Episcopal Church St. Edward's University Main Building St. Mary's Cathedral Scottish Rite Dormitory Seaholm Power Plant Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters Texas Governor's Mansion Texas State Capitol Texas State Cemetery Third Street Railroad Trestle Town Lake Gazebo United States Courthouse (1936) University Baptist Church University Junior High School Anthony and Louise Viaer Alumni Hall Wesley United Methodist Church West Fifth Street Bridge West Sixth Street Bridge
Districts	Bremond Block Historic District Clarksville Historic District Congress Avenue Historic District Hyde Park Historic District Little Campus Moore's Crossing Historic District Old West Austin Historic District Rainey Street Historic District Shadow Lawn Historic District Sixth Street Historic District Swedish Hill Historic District Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District West Line Historic District Willow–Spence Streets Historic District
Private	Aynesworth–Wright House Judge Robert Lynn Batts House Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House Brizendine House Carrington–Covert House Daniel H. and William T. Caswell Houses Frank M. and Annie G. Covert House Cox–Craddock House J. Frank Dobie House Fischer House Granger House and The Perch Hildreth–Flanagan–Heierman House Henry Hirshfeld House and Cottage A. J. Jernigan House Keith House Laguna Gloria Peter and Clotilde Shipe Mansbendel House Mayfield–Gutsch Estate McKinney Homestead Millett Opera House Neill–Cochran House Oliphant–Walker House Page–Gilbert House Perry Estate–St. Mary's Academy William Sidney Porter House Louis and Mathilde Reuter House Roberts Clinic Robinson–Macken House Sheeks–Robertson House Col. Monroe M. Shipe House Smith–Marcuse–Lowry House Southgate–Lewis House Wahrenberger House Woodlawn Goodall Wooten House Worrell–Ettlinger House Ziller House
Recreational	Barton Springs Deep Eddy Pool Lions Municipal Golf Course Mount Bonnell Wooldridge Park Zilker Park

This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

See also

References

External links