Deep Eddy Bathing Beach

301 Quarry St., Austin, Texas. County/parish: Travis.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 23, 2003. NRIS 03000560.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Deep Eddy Pool
  • Eilers Park

From Wikipedia:

Deep Eddy Pool

Deep Eddy Pool is a historic man-made swimming pool in Austin, Texas. Deep Eddy is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and features a bathhouse built during the Depression era by the Works Progress Administration. The pool began as a swimming hole in the Colorado River, became a resort in the 1920s, and is today a popular swimming pool operated by the City of Austin.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973839

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