Hyde Park, served by the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, is a historic neighborhood in Central Austin, located just north of The University of Texas. The neighborhood was originally developed by Monroe Martin Shipe in 1891 as a streetcar suburb with a large artificial lake, but it has since become one of the most densely populated areas in the city's urban core. While the lake was filled in long ago, Hyde Park is still known for its beautiful tree-lined streets and its great diversity of residents, buildings and land uses. It is now home to small, local shops serving everything from buttermilk-dipped fries at Hyde Park Bar and Grill to vegetarian fare at Mother's as well as large-scale shopping centers with a big H.E.B grocery store. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A streetcar suburb is a community whose growth was mostly shaped by the coming of the electric streetcar or tram. ... H.E. Butt Grocery Company (abbreviated H-E-B) is a Texas supermarket chain with over 300 stores and 56,000 employees. ...

Before the creation of Hyde Park, the State Fair of Texas was held in the eastern sections of Hyde Park from 1875 until it was moved to Dallas in 1884. A portion of the State Fair's horseracing track is still reflected in the curved segment of 39th Street between Avenue F and Duval Street. The Shipe House, also known as Shadowlawn, was built along this curve using the style and the actual wood from the grandstands. The Texas Star, North Americas largest ferris wheel at the State Fair of Texas The State Fair of Texas is an annual state fair held in Dallas, Texas. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... ·· Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1892 sculptor Elisabet Ney built a small castle-style studio, named Formosa, in northwest Hyde Park. The studio is now the home of the Elisabet Ney Museum and a frequent stop on the annual neighborhood home tour. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Elizabet Ney portrait by Friedrich Kaulbach, 1860. ... Inside the museum. ...

In recent years, Hyde Park has been revitalized. As Austin has grown, Hyde Park's closeness to the University of Texas at Austin and downtown has made it popular with faculty, graduate students and young professionals as well as increasing the value of houses in this area. In 2006 the median house price in Hyde Park was $309,902 and the median price per square foot was $240. The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Historic Locations in Hyde Park

• Shadow Lawn Historic District
• Elisabet Ney Museum
• Col. Monroe M. Shipe House
• Hildreth-Flanagan-Heierman House
• Frank M. and Annie G. Covert House
• Page-Gilbert House
• Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House
• Oliphant-Walker House
• Peter and Clotilde Shipe Mansbendel House

Inside the museum. ...

References

• Hyde Park. Austin Treasures. City of Austin. Retrieved on August 31, 2005.
• Hyde Park Statistics. House Almanac. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.

Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

• Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
• Austin's Hyde Park