Architecture in Texas

A Guide for Travelers to Texas

• The Transco Tower
  Philip Johnson designed this landmark skyscraper, which is now known as the Williams Tower

• The MADI Museum and Gallery Building
  Artist Volf Roitman created a new style using bold geometric forms
• The Dallas Theater Center (Kalita Humphreys Theater)
  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, who reportedly said, "This building will one day mark the spot where Dallas once stood."
• The John A. Gillin House
  Frank Lloyd Wright's last home constructed before his death.

• Austin's State Capitol
  From our About Guide to Austin, a photo tour of the capitol building and other important buildings in the Texas state capital
• The University of Texas Tower
  Standing 27 stories high, the tower is the centerpiece of the University of Texas campus.

• The Alamo
  You've heard the phrase, "Remember the Alamo." Now visit the building where the infamous battle took place.
• La Villita Historical District
  An original Spanish settlement, bustling with shops and artisan studios.
• San Antonio Missions
  Missions San Jose, San Juan, Espada, and Concepcion were built over the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
• Spanish Governor's Palace
  Constructed in 1749, the building was the Governor's Place when San Antonio was the capital of Texas.

You can't go inside these privately owned homes, but they merit a drive-by.

• Amarillo: Sterling Kinney House by Frank Lloyd Wright
• Bunker Hill: William L. Thaxton Jr. House by Frank Lloyd Wright

• Abner Cook
  During the 1800s, Abner Cook went from building coffins and cabins to designing the Texas Governor's Mansion.

• The Texas A & M Bonfire
  In November 1999, twelve students were killed and more than two dozen injured when a 4-story high pyramid of logs assembled for a pep rally bonfire collapsed at Texas A&M.