Shadow Lawn Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Shadow Lawn Historic District

Austin, Travis County, Texas
Listed
August 15, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90001192

About this property

The Shadow Lawn Historic District is a historic district in central Austin, Texas that has a cohesive collection of houses built in the southeast portion of Hyde Park during the late 1920s and 1930s. Roughly bounded by 38th Street, 39th Street, Avenue G, and Duval Street, the district includes several homes of historic interest from the turn of the twentieth century, including the Col. Monroe M. Shipe House, Hildreth-Flanagan-Heierman House, Frank M. and Annie G. Covert House, Page-Gilbert House, Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House, and the Oliphant-Walker House. This subdivision was platted by Hyde Park founder Monroe M. Shipe and indicated by concrete markers, some of which still stand today. Shipe's own home is located at the corner of 39th Street and Avenue G. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Shadow Lawn's historical significance stems from the architecture of its houses. The district features a number of dwellings with modest Tudor Revival detailing characteristic of historicist "cottage" bungalows built in the 1930s. The dominance of this architectural form is an important feature that distinguishes the district from nearby housing clusters, as no other area in the northern suburbs of Austin contains as high a concentration of Tudor Revival dwellings. Unlike the bungalows in the nearby Hyde Park Historic District, these houses utilized more expensive masonry veneer rather than cheaper wood siding.

Location

Austin, Travis County, Texas
30.30015, -97.73039

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hildreth-Flanagan-Heierman House
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Battle Creek (1838)
1840Early Republic
2.2 mi
Travis County Archaic Period Violence — Texas
1000Pre-Columbian
2.4 mi

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When was Shadow Lawn Historic District listed on the National Register?

Shadow Lawn Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Shadow Lawn Historic District?

Shadow Lawn Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Shadow Lawn Historic District?

The period of significance for Shadow Lawn Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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