This building was home to the Gold Dollar newspaper, one of the first Black newspapers west of the Mississippi. Between 1870 and 1900, it was among 48 Black-owned commercial newspapers in Texas. However, the Gold Dollar building is more than just a former newspaper office; it is the last standing structure of Wheatville, a freedom colony in Central Austin that once spanned from 24th to 26th Streets, and from Rio Grande Street to Shoal Creek