Bertram Huppertz House 2300 Rosewood Avenue, Austin Texas

The Bertram-Huppertz house which later became the clubhouse and bath house for the Rosewood Recreation Center once the park was established for black citizens. The City acquired the 1875 home of Rudolph Bertram, and adjacent land at 2300 Rosewood Avenue, from his daughter Emmie Bertram Huppertz (Mrs. Charles Huppertz) in 1928, for the purpose of creating a segregated park for the African American community. The development included a swimming pool for Negros. A grand stone staircase was constructed next to the building by the Civil Works Administration (C. W. A.) in 1934, leading down to a baseball field.

Reference           Photograph of Rosewood Recreation Center