Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Works

  • Also Known As: Japanese Sunken Garden

  • Address: 3800 N St Mary's St
  • Vicinity: Japanese Tea Garden, Brackenridge Park
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site

The Japanese sunken gardens occupy one of the earliest cement quarries in the United States. The Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Works were the first cement producers west of the Mississippi. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Loyd,William Architect
1880/00/00
1907/00/00

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Particulars for Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Works:
Criteria Exemplar
Historic Use Extractive Facility
Area of Significance Industry
Landscape Architecture Japanese Garden
Sight Category Site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 76002005
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: Loyd,William
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Japanese Garden
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Industry
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1880, 1907
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Extractive facility
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Forest

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