david921866Mar 81 minConrad Meuly – 1812-1865Swiss born merchant, Conrad Meuly, came to the Republic of Texas from New York with silk hose, scarves, and bolts of expensive fabrics....
David A BowlesAug 28, 20232 minAustin’s First Cabinet MakerLorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President Mirabeau Lamar had...
David A BowlesMay 3, 20231 minAustin’s First Federal BuildingsIn the spring of 1839, lumber for the first permanent Capitol of Texas had been cut and hauled from Bastrop to the building site at West...
David A BowlesNov 3, 20221 minArchitect ExtraordinaireEdwin Waller was to Austin as Pierre L’Enfant was to Washington D.C.; except Waller was not an architect of urban planning. Both designed...