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Item Title
John H. Houghton House, 307 West Twelfth Street, Austin, Travis County, TX
Location307 West Twelfth Street,
Austin, TX
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS TX-3264
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-142, FN-143).
Building/structure dates:
1887 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1973 demolished
Significance: The John H. Houghton House was one of the larger, more elegant residences built in the late nineteenth century in the Capitol area. Its original owner, John H. Houghton, a prominent Austin businessman, employed James Wahrenberger, who was an architect of note in central Texas, to design the house. As the surrounding city has changed during the twentieth century, the Houghton House has remained one of the major historical and architectural symbols reflecting life in Austin in the late nineteenth century.
Related Names
Wahrenberger, James
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
2. WESTERN PORTION OF NORTH ELEVATION
3. DETAIL OF CENTRAL TOWER
4. DETAIL OF FRONT ENTRANCE
5. MAIN STAIRWAY
6. BALLROOM LOOKING SOUTH
7. SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DINING ROOM
8. REAR STAIRWAY
9. Charles B. Wheelock, Photographer ca. 1890 'VIEW OF WEST AUSTIN TAKEN FROM CAPITOL DOME' SHOWING J.H. HOUGHTON HOUSE WITH TAYLOR-HUNNICUTT HOUSE JUST BEHIND
10. Charles B. Wheelock, Photographer ca. 1890 DETAIL OF 'VIEW OF WEST AUSTIN FROM CAPITOL DOME'
11. Photographer unknown ca. 1890
12. Photographer and date unknown J.H. HOUGHTON HOUSE (LEFT) AND TAYLOR-HUNNICUTT HOUSE (RIGHT)
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