Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	416 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas
Coordinates	30°16′31″N97°44′41″W / 30.27528°N 97.74472°W / 30.27528; -97.74472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1956
Architect	Kuehne, Brooks and Barr
Architectural style	International
NRHP reference No.	12000198 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 10, 2012

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building is a historic building at 416 West 12th Street in Austin, Texas. Since its construction in 1956, this International style building has housed the international headquarters of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional society supporting the advancement of women founded in 1929.

It was designed by the Austin firm Kuehne, Brooks and Barr. Architecturally, it is a C-shaped concrete and steel structure, two stories in height, with a main upper level, and a second basement level that is partially obscured by the sloping terrain of the lot. Its design includes hallmarks of the International style propounded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: intersecting horizontal and vertical planes that highlight a variety of materials, including different colors of brick, concrete blocks, and marble. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Travis County, Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

External links

• Delta Kappa Gamma web site