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3.9 - Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo - Photos — original pdf

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Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo 9307 Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail Austin, Texas South Elevation North Elevation Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation East Elevation Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation West Elevation Time Capsule Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Glulam roof structure Southwest view with adjacent pond Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Roof oculus Stone veneer piers Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Gazebo details by J. Sterry Nill, 1967 Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Original Site Plan by J. Sterry Nill, 1967. (with notation “This sheet is obsolete”) Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Parks Director Beverly Sheffield and NAWIC Austin chapter president Lori Nill admire model of gazebo. (Austin History Center). Groundbreaking Ceremony, July 1, 1968. From Left: Ken Wendler, Kathleen Rhea, Councilwoman Emma Long, Anna Marie Houston, Dottie Davis and Lori Nill break ground for the Women in Construction Gazebo. (Austin History Center). Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Aerial View of Town Lake looking north. The gazebo site is to the left of the First Street Bridge. Photograph by Neal Douglass, November 1968. Original Source: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. Online source: The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1 8890/ Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Setting up the formwork for the octagonal slab. A crane raises one of the glulam beams Construction photos from the personal collection of Lori Nill, as published in “Stories from the Fannie Davis Gazebo” by Christine Adame. Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation The gazebo begins to take shape. A total of 16 beams support the roof. Construction photos from the personal collection of Lori Nill, as published in “Stories from the Fannie Davis Gazebo” by Christine Adame. Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation Lady Bird Johnson, Michael Frary, and unnamed man with a painting of the Town Lake Gazebo in front of the gazebo, 1975. Original Source: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. Online source: The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth124309/ Fannie Davis Town Lake Gazebo Austin Landmark designation