Dewitt C Greer Building

The Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building is an eight-story office building in downtown Austin, Texas, that has been used by the Texas Department of Transportation since its completion in 1933. Designed by architect Carleton Adams, the building stands out for its elaborate Art Deco architecture, which includes carved limestone panels above the entrance doors. It houses the administration of the Texas road network, whose history goes back to the early days of the automobile, when a central state agency was created to plan safe routes. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 along with the State Office Building, and it commemorates Dewitt Carlock Greer, for whom the building was named after his death.