French Legation
in Austin, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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French Legation Historic House, 802 San Marcos St, Austin, TX 78702, USA Print route »
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The French Legation is a historic legation building in eastern Austin, Texas, built in 1841 to represent the French government in the new Republic of Texas.It is among the oldest extant frame structures in Austin. The building and its surroundings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. The French Legation is also a
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, a City of Austin Historic Landmark, and a Texas State Antiquities Landmark.
Until recently, the historic site and its buildings were managed and operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas as custodians for the State of Texas which holds title to the property.
On June 12, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 3810, to transfer the French Legation to the Texas Historical Commission, effective September 1, 2017. Concurrent to the transfer of the property, the state agreed to allocate $1.56 million in emergency deferred maintenance funds to address the most pressing structural problems of the Legation building.
