Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House
National Register of Historic Places

Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House

Austin, Travis County, Texas
Listed
August 15, 1990
Type
Building
Ref No.
90001180

About this property

The Smith–Marcuse–Lowry House is an historic home in the Hyde Park Historic District in Austin, Texas. It is also a part of the Shadow Lawn Historic District, a subdivision within the Hyde Park neighborhood established by Hyde Park founder Monroe M. Shipe. The house's original footprint was square, with two stories. It had a cedar shingle roof upon its completion. At the time of its construction, it was built with all the modern conveniences for its time period. The house was wired for electric light, featured a gas fireplace-in-the-round for heating, transoms and double hung windows for circulation and had a water collection and retention system. Texas Victorian homes have much less ornate scrollwork than traditional Victorian homes, yet the work is still interesting. The porch railings and decorative elements of the Marcuse–Lowry home have been retained or reproduced in their original form. The house is located at 3913 Avenue C. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

3913 Ave. C
Austin, Travis County, Texas
30.30358, -97.73363

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

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

Questions about this property

When was Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House listed on the National Register?

Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House?

Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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