Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House

Infobox_nrhp | name = Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House


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location = Austin, Texas, USA
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 30
lat_minutes = 15
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 97
long_minutes = 43
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
built = BUILT
added = 1998
governing_body = The Genaro P. and Carolina Briones House is a historic home in downtown Austin, Texas. Built by Genaro Briones over a period of 14 years, the home features unusual molded concrete construction and a dramatic two-story porch. It is known by some in the Hispanic community as "Casa de Sueños" (House of Dreams). [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=2tV3F5MH4aYC&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=%22briones+house%22+austin&source=web&ots=O8wptgSu6p&sig=68belmnJiazNqQ0f9HkpIrWz3Uc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA179,M1 Helen Simmons and Catherine A. Hoyt, "A Guide to Hispanic Texas," University of Texas Press.] ]

The home is located at 1204 E 7th Street, in a strongly Hispanic portion of east Austin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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