# Austin’s first skyscraper site at Sixth and Congress in Austin, Texas

        Stand at the historic corner of Sixth and Congress, the site of Austin's first store and its very first skyscraper. Built in 1910, this landmark pioneered steel-framed high-rises and revolutionary "manufactured weather" in the West.

        ## Facts

        - Category: History
        - Best for: architecture, history, photography, quick_stop
        - Address: SW corner of 6th St and Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
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        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Historic Buildings of Congress Avenue](https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/blog/post/historic-austin-congress-avenue/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Sixth Street Historic District [PDF]](https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/preserve/survey/highway/Sixth%20St%20Historic%20District%2012-30-1975.pdf); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [6th Street and Congress Avenue, Austin - The Wanderers](http://thewandererschuckandkate.blogspot.com/2014/03/6th-street-and-congress-avenue-austin.html); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Littlefield Building - Guide To Austin Architecture](https://guidetoaustinarchitecture.com/places/littlefield-building/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Scarbrough Building - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarbrough_Building); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [The Scarbrough Building, Austin's First Tower, Is Getting a Sidewalk Cafe](https://austin.towers.net/the-scarbrough-building-austins-first-tower-is-getting-a-sidewalk-cafe/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

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