The French Legation is a historic legation building in east Austin, Texas, built in 1841 to represent the French government in the new Republic of Texas.
It is the oldest extant frame structure in Austin. The building and its surroundings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
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—Gabriel Péri, French Communist leader. Letter, July 1942, written shortly before his execution by the Germans. Quoted in New York Times (April 11, 1943)