Littlefield Building
GEORGE WASHINGTON LITTLEFIELD (1842-
1920) CAME TO TEXAS FROM MISSISSIPPI IN
1850. AFTER SERVING IN TERRY'S TEXAS
RANGERS IN THE CIVIL WAR, HE MADE HIS
FORTUNE RANCHING AND DRIVING CATTLE.
HE MOVED TO AUSTIN IN 1883 AND, IN 1890,
ESTABLISHED THE AMERICAN NATIONAL
BANK, WHICH INCLUDED A LADIES' BANKING
DEPARTMENT. HE HIRED ARCHITECT C. H.
PAGE, JR., TO DESIGN THIS BEAUX ARTS
CLASSICAL BUILDING, WHICH OPENED IN
1912 WITH A ROOFTOP GARDEN. HIS BANK
WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR. FOR THE
CORNER ENTRANCE, HE COMMISSIONED
TIFFANY'S OF NEW YORK TO CAST BRONZE,
BAS-RELIEF DOORS. BY SCULPTOR DANIEL
WEBSTER. THESE WERE LATER DONATED TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, OF WHICH
LITTLEFIELD WAS A MAJOR BENEFACTOR.
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 2002
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