Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building

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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building
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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 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 # 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]

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

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