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The property continued to host various schools until 2011 when Clark Lyda, who went to high school on the property when it was the
Christian Academy of Austin, purchased the lot. In 2020, after years of renovations, the Commodore Perry Estate Hotel opened.
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Montessori School, Austin Ballet Theatre, Christian Academy of Austin, Town and Country School, The Perry School, St. Francis School and Holy Cross High School.
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Commodore Perry Hotel at 8th and Brazos. This hotel would continue to operate until 1974, after which the property was redeveloped as condominiums.
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Academy was the first parochial school in Austin and can trace its origins back to 1874. From 1944 to 1972 Saint Mary's Academy operated on the grounds of the former E. H. Perry Estate.
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Built, originally, as the private residence of cotton entrepreneur E. H. Perry and his family in 1928, the property was sold to Herman Heep in 1944 who, in turn, sold the property to the
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The 10-acre (40,000 m) property, located at 4100 Red River Street, originally featured guest houses, a triangular elevator, a bowling alley, and a sunken garden. The home features a
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attended school on the property when it was Holy Cross High School together with her friend, Margaret Mary Graham, the subject of
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