Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters

Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters in 2007
Location	2312 San Gabriel St. Austin, Texas, USA
Coordinates	30°17′16″N 97°44′53″W / 30.28778°N 97.74806°W / 30.28778; -97.74806
Built	1931
Architect	Henry Coke Knight
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	85003377
RTHL No.	6460
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1985
Designated RTHL	1986

The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters, now referred to as simply "The Mansion," or "The Fed," is a Georgian Revival mansion located on the southwest corner of 24th Street and San Gabriel Street in Austin, Texas, United States. The building was completed in 1931 to be the headquarters for the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, with assistance from local philanthropist Clara Driscoll. It was designed by Dallas architect Henry Coke Knight.^[1]

The building sits adjacent to the historic Neill-Cochran House (1855) and is a prominent feature of the Judge's Hill neighborhood, to the west of the University of Texas.

The Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1985. It is one of the best remaining examples of Georgian Revival architecture in Texas. Today it is mostly used to host weddings and receptions, though every Thursday night since 1999 the Austin Swing Syndicate holds a swing dance on the 4,000 sq ft (370 m²) sprung polished oak floors of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters.^[2]

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