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When 712 West 16th Street first came on the market it was a private family home. We knew we would have to jump through a lot of hoops to achieve the dream of making it the Austin Bar’s new permanent location.

First, the Judges Hill Neighborhood Association—an organization that cares deeply about preserving the neighborhood’s heritage—needed to sign off on the rezoning. After several meetings and much discussion, the organization gave us its full support.

With that done, we were ready for the next step: the City Council. In the last week of March, the Council officially agreed to rezone the home from single family to commercial.

With those details attended to, we officially signed on the dotted line and closed on the house on April 16, 2019. We’re homeowners! Hilgers House now belongs to us!

NOW WHAT? Now we need to convert the house from a residence to a working, modern office. We

need to make sure the space is ADA-compliant. And with those renovations underway, we’re hoping to move over the summer.

We also must raise $200,000 from our community in order to receive an additional $100,000 in matching funds from the Lola Wright Foundation.

Hilgers House will bring the Austin Bar so many benefits —like the ability to invest more in community programs and street-level visibility—something we’ve never had before.

This move gives us a permanent home that can never be taken from us—a home that’s affordable and sustainable both today and into the future.

Your one-time gift to the campaign commemorates your leadership in Austin’s legal community. And you’ll be helping the Austin Bar put down permanent roots, for the first time in 126 years.

When we mount the Leadership Wall in the main foyer of the house, will your name be on it? We hope you’ll join your colleagues and participate in the Our Home on Judges Hill capital campaign. AL

JOIN US ON THIS JOURNEY

Visit our website, ourhomeonjudgeshill.com, for more information or to make a pledge.