3908 Ave. B, Austin, Texas. County/parish: Travis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 27, 2023. NRIS 100009490.
3 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The Baker Center, previously the Baker School, Baker Junior High School, and W. R. Robbins High School, is an historic building in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Austin, Texas. It has been, in sequential order, an elementary school, a middle school, an alternative high school, and an administrative building for Austin ISD. In 2018, the Baker Center was bought by Tim and Karrie League, founders of Alamo Drafthouse, and now serves as their corporate headquarters.
It has been used as a filming location for the TV shows Friday Night Lights and Walker, and the movie Lousy Carter.
As of October 27, 2023, the Baker Center is on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in educational and architectural history.
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