Best Building to Consider for Preservation

Trafton & Son, Inc.

There are no commercial buildings in Austin more than 200 years old and not too many that are more than 100 years. America’s history is short, and Austin’s even shorter, so a structure with character that is even a half-century old and in a condition aching for pre-emptive preservation is worthy of note. The Trafton & Son Tile building, with its mosaic south wall, slanted roof, and subtly elegant font use, oozes with midcentury industrial potential. And that For Sale sign's been there forever! Personally, we are entertaining serious offers for partnership in our thrift-store/interior-design-by-day/coffee-klatch-by-night concept. Duh. Why didn't you think of that?

Trafton and Son Inc.
3700 Guadalupe, 512/459-8711