The James Earl Rudder State Office Building is a historic office building in downtown Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, USA. Built in 1918, the five-story structure features 18-foot ceilings and terrazzo

Terrazzo

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 and marble

Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...

 flooring.

Over time the building has housed the General Land Office

Texas General Land Office

.The Texas General Land Office is a state agency of Texas. It manages state-controlled lands and mineral rights properties. The agency originally collected and kept records regarding lands controlled by the state. The agency has its headquarters in the Stephen F. Austin State Office Building in...

, the Department of Agriculture

Texas Department of Agriculture

The Texas Department of Agriculture is a state agency within the state of Texas, which is responsible for matters pertaining to agriculture, rural community affairs, and related matters.TDA was established by the 13th Texas Legislature in 1907...

, and the State Highway Department (today the Department of Transportation

Texas Department of Transportation

The Texas Department of Transportation is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas. Its stated mission is to "work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state...

). Today, the building houses the offices for the Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Texas

The Secretary of State of Texas is one of six state officials designated by the Texas Constitution to form the executive department of that U.S. state...

.

The building is located at 1019 Brazos Street, immediately south of the old General Land Office building

General Land Office Building (Austin, Texas)

The General Land Office Building in Austin, Texas is the oldest surviving state government office building in the city, and the first building designed by a university-trained architect . The building features a dramatic medieval castle style known as Rundbogenstil, or "rounded arch" around the...

 and east of the Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building

Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building

The Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building is an eight-story structure in downtown Austin, Texas housing offices of the Texas Department of Transportation since its completion. Located at the southwest corner of 11th Street and Brazos Street, the building was designed by San Antonio architect...

. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

along with the Greer Building on January 7, 1998.