Duplex Nation (Austin, Texas)

 place with historical importance, residential neighbourhood

East of I-35 and north of E. 38th street resides a little-known community of duplexes, all in different brightly painted colors on two-story stuccoed structures in a variety of five different designs. Duplex Nation was built in 1948 as a post-war housing solution and was commissioned by then-Land Commissioner, Bascom Giles and was developed by the Connolly Delwood Development Company. The area in which it was built was technically called Delwood Section 3, but is now known as Cherrywood Neighborhood. Duplex Nation streets include Maplewood Ave., Ashwood, Wrightwood and Kirkwood Road. In 2011, Duplex Nation was officially proclaimed the Delwood Duplex Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.