The Clarksville community was founded back as early as the 1860's. Texas Governor Elisha Pease sold this portion of his plantation to area slaves who built homes. A decade later it was named after a freed slave who started the neighborhood Charles Clark and soon became Clarksville. As Austin began to grow in the early 1900's, Clarksville was developed and the plantation became part of Austin.
The sweet smell of home-baked pie filled the air in the Clarksville neighborhood last weekend and you wouldn’t want to have missed it! The 2nd Annual “I have a Dream” Pie Social was held last Saturday, January 16th, at the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in historic Clarksville. Sweet Home MBC was the first church of the freed slave of Governor Elisha Pease and is located at 1725 West 11th Street. Held in commemoration of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr’s &... Read More »
If you're looking for a cool, maybe quirky, neighborhood that's centrally located, Clarksville could be it. You'll find adorable cottage style homes, beautiful brick bungalows and condos and even some newer modern architecture that all works well together giving Clarksville an eclectic blend of old and new. Home to an equally assorted group of young professionals, families, singles and retirees, all feel comfortable in this cozy historical neighborhood. It's where residents walk a... Read More »
As Downtown Austin transitions West toward MoPac, Austin's Clarksville neighborhood is located just north of West Sixth Street and east of MoPac has managed to maintain its intimacy. Thanks to its historic roots, Clarksville has been protected from growth, but the adjacent West End area with its anchor in the Central Design District at Lamar and Sixth Street means local Austin residents get the best of both worlds, a taste of urban living in a quiet, old neighborhood. In keeping with ... Read More »
