\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe newly renovated Griffith Building in Downtown Round Rock now serves as the home for the Round Rock Chamber, the Round Rock Visitors Center and The City Arts Center.<\/p>\n
The overview<\/p>\n
The 44,000-square-foot building features an art gallery, space for visitors to learn more about the city and, on the second floor, multiple conference rooms and offices for the Round Rock Chamber.<\/p>\n
Adjacent to the Griffith Building, the city recently completed the downtown paseo<\/a> that stretches from the Round Rock Public Library down to Main Street.<\/p>\n Diving deeper<\/p>\n The $19.5 million project was funded by the city\u2019s Type B sales tax revenues, hotel occupancy tax revenues and around $4.2 million came from the city\u2019s general self finance construction budget.<\/p>\n The Griffith Building previously played several roles in downtown Round Rock, including serving as a fire house, auto shop, city hall and the former library.<\/p>\n The Chamber held a reception on Jan. 22 to celebrate the building\u2019s Founder\u2019s Wall\u2014a display honoring the businesses and community members that have helped support the Round Rock Chamber Foundation\u2019s initiatives.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a lot of talk of where we would put the [Chamber] building … We looked at a number of locations, and it\u2019s exactly where it\u2019s supposed to be\u2014right in our downtown,\u201d Mayor Craig Morgan said.<\/p>\n One more thing<\/p>\n The City Arts Center is staffed and managed by the city of Round Rock Arts and Culture department.<\/p>\n The art gallery on the first floor of the Griffith Building currently features work by artist Linda Murray. A reception<\/a> for her exhibit, \u201cChapters,\u201d will be held from 4-8 p.m., Jan. 29.<\/p>\n Admission into the arts center is free.<\/p>\n