how can i find the history of an address in austin texas?

Question

2828 guadalupe austin texas-early 1900's. What was there?

Answer 1

Every piece of property in Texas has a record of its history. That record is called an abstract. The abstract is kept by the county recorder.

So, head over to the courthouse and look up that address at the county recorder's office.

Answer 2

Telephone and schedule an appointment to visit the Travis County Register of Deeds office (or equivalent). They should be able to assist you or demonstrate the method for record research for the property in question...

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PERSONAL NOTE: This is an ordinary task for real estate agents who need to verify ownership and to determine if there are in "old" liens on a particular property. Sometimes mineral rights are transferred or sold and the buyer may or may not have made inquiry (at their possible great disadvantage).

Another technique for "looking" for histories is to contact the oldest newspaper in the county and researching occurences for the property in their archives. Speak with a librarian in Austin or Travis County to learn if they carry a "spool" file or microfiche of 1900s newspapers. If there is an existing newspaper of that era, they may have a "subject file" with the specific address given.


Happy Hunting!

Answer 3

Contact the Austin History Center http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/ to find out about the history of that building, which now houses the Cold Stone Creamery.

Answer 4

Another route is go to the library and look through old city directories.

Answer 5

you might have to look in the archives at your local library or capital building I'm pretty sure they have books with info like that.