{"nrhp_refnum":"01000874","name":"Perry Estate-St. Mary's Academy","other_names":["St. Mary's Academy","Edgar &amp","Lutie Estate"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"701 E. 41st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.30122541350005,"lon":-97.7238842273286,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-08-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Landscape Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 9.86-acre historic district in the Hyde Park area of Central Austin, Texas, containing the Italian Renaissance Perry Mansion (1926-1928) with outbuildings and gardens, plus later buildings of St. Mary's Academy (1947-1950).","why_significant":"The mansion is argued to be significant under Criterion C as a fine example of an Italian Renaissance Revival house of the Country Place Era, designed by architect Henry Bowers Thomson. The estate is tied to Edgar Howard Perry, a prominent Austin businessman and community leader. A second period reflects St. Mary's Academy, a private school that played a significant role in Austin education.","narrative":"This 9.86-acre district in Austin's Hyde Park area combines a 1920s country estate with a mid-century school campus. Edgar Howard Perry, a prominent Austin businessman, developed the grounds, which include a two-story Italian Renaissance mansion completed in 1928, a garage apartment, a Jacobean Revival lodge, a bowling alley, a stone perimeter wall, a Roman-style bridge and formal gardens. Henry Bowers Thomson, a Texas architect based in Dallas, designed the mansion, which retains its original interior features such as an oval library, spiral walnut staircase and original kitchen fittings. From 1947 to 1950 the property housed St. Mary's Academy, a private school. Its classroom building, convent and Gothic Revival chapel contribute to the district, while the 1964 LaBelle Hall and a tennis court do not. The estate was recognized for its architecture, its landscape design and its role in local education.","period_of_significance":"1917-1944 and 1947-1950","architect_builder":"Henry Bowers Thomson (architect of the Perry Mansion)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance; Gothic Revival; Modern Movement: International Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The mansion is described as in pristine condition with high integrity; several garden and site features are in poor condition, while the perimeter and interior walls and the South Terrace are in good condition. Current functions include dwelling, school, religious facility and garden.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.92449-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/9738/40973807/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/01000874.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000874/278ac001f1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000874/278ac001f1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"TerraFrost","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commodore_Perry_Estate_Hotel_(Austin,_TX).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">TerraFrost</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commodore_Perry_Estate_Hotel_(Austin,_TX).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973807","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Perry_Estate_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7585791"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/perry-estate-st-marys-academy-01000874/"}