Welcome!
Welcome to the African-American West Austin Driving Tour! From this page you will access all the videos for each site on the tour. The numbers for the videos correspond to the numbers found on your map. Please be sure to fully pull over before accessing the videos. While some sites do offer an opportunity to get out of your vehicle and walk around, please remember that many of the sites are private property. We hope you enjoy your tour and this opportunity to learn about our shared Austin History.
Neill-Cochran House Museum
2. Jacob Fontaine Building
2.1 Jacob Fontaine Building Connections
3. Woodlawn (Pease Estate)
3.1 Woodlawn Connections
4. Custer’s Meadow, Pease Park
4.1 Before Woodlawn
4.2 Custer in Austin
5. Charles Clark Homestead
5.1 Clark Homestead Today
6. Elias Mayes Homestead
6.1 Elias Mayes and the State Capitol
6.2 Ben Mayes Homestead
7. Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church
7.1 Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church Bell
8. Mary Smith Homestead
8.1 Reflecting on Call and Response Music
9. Haskell House
9.1 Inside the Haskell House
10. Pease Estate Wall
Thank you!
Thank you so much for joining us for this groundbreaking tour of African American West Austin. We hope you enjoyed your tour and are walking away with a greater understanding of our shared Austin History.
If you would like to learn even more about the sites, click on the button below to see additional footage related to the tour!