In the early 1970's, Travis County acquired this entire block for a
courthouse annex. After a public outcry, the old
Brizendine House on West 11th was saved.
It's the only survivor among the homes that once thrived here.
Reference: Katherine Hart, "Handcut Stone Residence 'Doomed to Destruction,'" Austin American-Statesman,
Dec. 2, 1972, reprinted in Waterloo Scrapbook: 1972-73, Friends of the Austin Public Library, 1973, pg.9.
