Downs Field, Austin

Name: Downs Field
Address: Austin, United States

#290 among attractions in Austin

Sport venue, Sport

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Downs Field is a baseball venue located in Austin, Texas and the home of the Huston–Tillotson University Rams baseball team. Downs Field was once the home of the Austin Black Senators and also was the home ballpark of Samuel Huston College before it combined with Tillotson College as one unified college in 1952. Some notable names that have taken the field at Downs Field were Satchel Paige, Willie Wells, Smokey Joe Williams, Willie Mays, and Buck O'Neil. ()

Opened: 1914 (110 years ago)Coordinates: 30°16'34"N, 97°42'34"W

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East Austin (Rosewood)Austin United States

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Downs Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Texas State Cemetery, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, George Washington Carver Museum, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

1.2 miSW
Cemetery
Texas State Cemetery, Austin
32 min walk • Nestled in the vibrant city of Austin, Texas, the Texas State Cemetery serves as a solemn and dignified resting place for the state's most notable citizens. This hallowed ground is not only a cemetery but also a shrine to Texas's rich political history and cultural...
1.4 miNW
Exhibits about President Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin
35 min walk • The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States.
1 miSW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
George Washington Carver Museum, Austin
26 min walk • The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in east Austin, Texas, housed in the former George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library. Named in honor of George Washington Carver, the facility has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.
1.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Austin
35 min walk • The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History is an organized research unit and public service component of The University of Texas at Austin named for Dolph Briscoe, the 41st Governor of Texas.
1 miW
Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery, Austin
25 min walk • Oakwood Cemetery, originally called City Cemetery, is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas. Situated on a hill just east of I-35 that overlooks downtown Austin, just north of the Swedish Hill Historic District and south of Disch-Falk Field, the once-isolated site is now in the center of the city.
0.9 miW
Museum
Southgate–Lewis House, Austin
23 min walk • The Southgate–Lewis House is located one mile east of the Texas State Capital in Austin, Texas, at 1501 East 12th Street. The house was constructed in 1888, and now stands as an African-American historical landmark.
0.4 miSW
Park, Baseball field
Rosewood Park, Austin
11 min walk • Rosewood Neighborhood Park is a public park in East Austin, Texas. The park features tennis courts, playscapes, swimming pool, splash pad, as well as the Delores Duffie Recreation Center and the Doris "Dorie" Miller Auditorium. Combined, they comprise a 31,500 square feet facility with a gymnasium.
1.2 miSW
Rock club
Victory Grill, Austin
32 min walk • Victory Grill is a historic music venue located at 1104 E. 11th St, Austin, Texas. The nightclub was on the Chitlin' Circuit and hosted famous African American acts such as Bobby Bland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, W. C. Clark and B. B. King when Austin was legally segregated.
0.4 miN
30°16'54"N • 97°42'37"W
Flatbed Press and Gallery, Austin
11 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1.1 miSW
Church
Wesley United Methodist Church, Austin
28 min walk • The Wesley United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas, United States, was founded in 1865, at the end of the American Civil War. Its original members were Austin-area freedmen, and it remains a predominantly African-American congregation.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Swedish Hill Historic District, Austin
31 min walk • The Swedish Hill Historic District is a former Swedish enclave that is now a residential area of downtown Austin, Texas.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Downs Field?

Nearby attractions include Flatbed Press and Gallery, Austin (11 min walk), Rosewood Park, Austin (11 min walk), Blackland, Austin (20 min walk), Southgate–Lewis House, Austin (23 min walk).

How to get to Downs Field by public transport?

The nearest stations to Downs Field:

Train

MLK Jr. (7 min walk)
Plaza Saltillo (38 min walk)

Bus

Lafayette/Manor • Lines: 641 (24 min walk)
Comal/21st • Lines: 641 (26 min walk)