AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s oldest known Black cemetery has moved one step closer to landmark status in the city.
Preservation Austin says that the Historic Landmark Commission recommended designating Bethany Cemetery as a City of Austin landmark at their meeting on Wednesday.
The cemetery, near 1300 Springdale Rd., is the oldest known Black cemetery in Austin and one of the city’s most significant sites of Black heritage, according to Preservation Austin. Established in 1893, the cemetery contains hundreds of known burials from as far back as 1873…