City declares gazebo historic

City Council has officially designated the Fannie Davis Gazebo in Town Lake Metropolitan Park as a historic landmark. The 1969 structure was the first public structure built on the south shore, spearheaded and funded by the Austin chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. According to a press release from the city about the designation, “Almost 100 contractors and suppliers enthusiastically supported the gazebo project with donations of materials and labor. The gazebo was dedicated in June 1970, and then in 1984, the structure was named for Fannie Davis, a founding member of the Austin chapter of NAWIC.”