urn:taro:utexas.cah.01061 A Guide to the M. M. Birge Notebook, 1917 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. September 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Birge, M. M. M. M. Birge Notebook 1917 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Description and history of the French Legation building in Austin (1840-1917). Biographical Note

The house of the French Legation in Austin, Tex. was built 1840-1841 for the Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, representing France in the interests of the newly formed Republic of Texas. The house, built two feet off the ground, resembles the Greek Revival and Mississippi Valley French architecture of the time. Over the next few years, the property changed ownership several times, finally resting with the Robertson family from 1848 to 1948. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas gained control of the house, and they restored it to its 1841 look. It opened to the public in 1956 and remains a popular historic tourist destination in Austin.

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Hafertepe, Kenneth. French Legation. Handbook of Texas Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/ccf3.html, accessed Sept. 4, 2008.

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Description and history of the French Legation building in Austin (1840-1917).

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Birge, M. M. Subjects (Organizations) French Legation (Austin, Tex.) Subjects French Legation Mansion (Austin, Tex.) Places Austin (Tex.) Preferred Citation

M. M. Birge Notebook, 1917, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2J135 Notebook detailing the history of the French Legation building, 1917