Union Building (University of Texas at Austin)

Union Building
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Alternative namesTexas Union Building, Student Union Building
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Town or cityAustin, Texas
CountryUnited States

The Union Building (also known the Texas Union Building or Student Union Building)[1][2] is a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus, serving as a "college independent community center" or "living room" for students.[3][4] Designed by Paul Cret, who also designed the Tower and Main Building, Goldsmith Hall and Texas Memorial Museum on the same campus, the Union was built in 1933 with funds provided by Texas Exes in a campaign led by Thomas Watt Gregory.[4]

Once constructed, the Union was one of four buildings on campus intended for recreation and entertainment, the other three being Gregory Gymnasium for Men, the Women's Gymnasium and Hogg Memorial Auditorium.[5] The building hosts a bowling alley and formal ballroom.[6]

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  5. ^ "Recreation for 10,000 Students at Texas Union". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. October 20, 1939. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Walking Tours: Strolling the University of Texas". Frommer's. Retrieved March 25, 2011.