Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building | |
Location: | 416 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas |
Coordinates: | 30.2753°N -97.7447°W |
Built: | 1956 |
Architect: | Kuehne, Brooks and Barr |
Architecture: | International |
Added: | April 10, 2012 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 12000198 |
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.[1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.