The new shelter location at Levander Loop includes beautiful large trees and historic buildings. The
site of the former Texas Blind, Deaf and Orphan School, a
charity-sponsored school for black children prior to 1965, the City of
Austin owns the 44-acre campus and operates several services there
already, including the Vital Records Department. The new
shelter will mirror the existing Quonset-hut style gymnasium, while
reusing bricks and other materials from campus buildings that have been
demolished. Sustainable and green-building techniques
will be employed extensively, from solar panels to rainwater collection
to artificial K-9 grass in the dog runs.
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| One of many beautiful, big Live Oaks. |
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| Architectural Rendering of the new facility. |
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