Here’s a new one: I never expected to enjoy a trip to the doctor’s office—that is, until today!
Old Red: Romanesque Par Excellence
Old Red!
Designed by famed Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton, constructed 1888-1891, and repaired 1900-1901 after damage to the central gable during the Great Storm of 1900, this magnificent edifice was built to house the medical branch of Texas’ first state university (called, oddly enough, the University of Texas), whose main campus, it was decided back in 1881, would be in Austin. Read the rest of this entry »
