Cat Spring Agriculture Society Pavilion, Cat Spring, Austin County, TX
Summary
Significance: The Cat Spring Agricultural Society (founded 1856) built its pavilion in 1902 to provide the prospering German community with a permanent dance and meeting hall. The twelve sided structure is one of several polygonal social halls to be found in this area of Texas. Members of the society built the hall from architectural drawings by Joch Hintz. ... Architecturally distinguished by its structural form and great size, the Cat Spring Agricultural Pavilion continues to serve the oldest agricultural society in Texas.
Survey number: HABS TX-386
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Cat Spring, 29.84551, -96.32580
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html