[Historic Marker Application: Adams-Ziller House]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Adams-Ziller House in Austin, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, plat map, historic notes, census ledger page, and photographs.

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[17] p. ; 28 cm. + 16 photographs

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Texas Historical Commission 2009.

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Adams-Ziller House in Austin, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, plat map, historic notes, census ledger page, and photographs.

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[17] p. ; 28 cm. + 16 photographs

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These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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  • 2009

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  • Dec. 3, 2013, 3 p.m.

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Adams-Ziller House], text, 2009; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355005/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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