Deep Eddy Pool
Deep Eddy Pool is a historic man-made swimming pool in Austin, Texas. Deep Eddy is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and features a bathhouse built during the Depression era by the Works Progress Administration. The pool began as a swimming hole in the Colorado River, became a resort in the 1920s, and is today a popular swimming pool operated by the City of Austin.
Deep Eddy Bathing Beach | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Deep Eddy Pool | |
| Location | 401 Deep Eddy Ave. Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Coordinates | 30°16′35″N 97°46′23″W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | July 1936 |
| Architect | Dan Driscoll, Delmar Groos |
| Architectural style | NPS Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000560 |
| Added to NRHP | 23 June 2003 |
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