Unknown building, Castroville, exterior | Single story stone building with corrugated awning over the front supported by four decorative brackets. A commercial sign on the front of the building has an open book depicted on it with caption. There is another sign to the lower right. Stone and cement retaining walls on either side of building, cement steps on the left leading up from the street. Tip end of an automobile parked on the street visible. | From a series of unique photographic images, which Williams took on his travels through central Texas in the 1920s, showing examples of vernacular architecture. Williams donated the negatives to the UT's School of Architecture in 1961 and they were subsequently transferred to the Alexander Architectural Archives.
Creator/Contributor:
Williams, David R. (David Reichard), 1890-1962 (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1920s
Owning Repository:
Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
Photographs, black-and-white photographs, still image, and Architectural photographs
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
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Language:
not applicable
Topic:
Vernacular architecture, shops (retail spaces), and Stone buildings
Time Period Covered:
1920 to 1930
Place Name:
Castroville (Tex.)
Geographic Coverage:
Texas (state)
General Note:
Eugene George reviewed the images and attempted to identify the
projects' locations. Suggested locations offered as a note in the description are supplied by George.
Citation Note:
David Reichard Williams collection, Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin