Project Name: Athens Memorial Median

Location: City of Athens

Project Description: In order to visually enhance a strip of roadway, the City of Athens added landscaping and a lengthwise walkway to a block-long median along S.H.19. The median includes markers, placed by the historical commission, commemorating historic events and sites found locally, giving visitors information and aesthetically improving the highway's appearance.

District or Division: Tyler District

Federal Funds: $32,522

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	Historical markers denote exhibits placed in median walkway while also describing historic events and locations in the area.
	A tranquil respite is given to pedestrians transversing the median.
	Artifacts from historic mills and brick making factory adorn the landscaping.
	Landscaping the project included planting trees, flowers, and grasses in addition to providing pedestrian amenities such as benches and walkways.

Project Name: Old Cora Square Landscaping

Location: City of Comanche

Project Description: The City of Comanche enhanced its downtown area by adding landscaping and rehabilitating a portion of their downtown historic square. The square houses the oldest surviving wooden structure courthouse in Texas, known as Old Cora. The landscaping project included constructing sidewalks, adding an arbor and irrigation system, picnic tables, and wheelchair accessibility.

District or Division: Brownwood District

Federal Funds: $48,000

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	The addition of curbs and sidewalks provide pedestrians with safe access to the historic downtown square.
	Landscaping with trees and native vegetation was introduced; the addition of pavers accentuates the pedestrian areas.
	The addition of crosswalks and curbing help to delineate the square, as well as accommodate persons with disabilities.
	Historical markers in the square portray the rich history of the City of Comanche.
	A few of the remaining columns from Comanche county's original old courthouse can still be seen adjacent to the structure known as "Old Cora" located in the square.

Project Name: Texas State Capitol, Historic South Grounds

Location: City of Austin

Project Description: This project complements the comprehensive historic restoration of the Texas State Capitol building by landscaping 27 acres of the original South Capitol grounds. The landscaping includes planting with native vegetation and restoration of the historic grounds that are listed with the Capitol in the National Register of Historic Places.

District or Division: Austin District

Federal Funds: $1,000,000

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	Landscaping enhancements complement the bronze statues located on the capitol grounds.
	The newly landscaped grounds accentuate the state capitol building of Texas, constructed in 1888.
	The capitol sits on a hill at the end of Congress Avenue overlooking downtown Austin and onto the Colorado River.
	Walking trails, fountains, flowers and 100 year-old oak trees adorn the grounds, enhancing the public's visit to the nation's largest state capitol.