{"nrhp_refnum":"03000937","name":"Old West Austin Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by W. 13th, Lamar Blvd., W. 35th and Mo-Pac Expy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.294886148000046,"lon":-97.75261777502126,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-09-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 106 blocks on a plateau west of downtown Austin, Travis County, Texas, made up of the Enfield, Pemberton Heights and Bryker Woods suburbs and Pease Park. Development began in the 1920s and continued through the 1950s, and the district also includes the 1853 Woodlawn plantation house.","why_significant":"The district is nominated at the local level under Criterion A for community planning and development, as an example of early automobile suburbs in Austin. It also meets Criterion A for recreation through the development and design of municipal parks, especially Pease Park. Under Criterion C it is significant for its varied collection of suburban houses reflecting period revival and modern styles, many designed by prominent architects.","narrative":"Old West Austin is a residential district of roughly 106 blocks on a plateau just west of downtown Austin. It combines three suburbs, Enfield, Pemberton Heights and Bryker Woods, with Pease Park along its eastern edge. The land was once part of the Pease family's Woodlawn plantation, whose 1853 Greek Revival house, designed by Abner Cook, still stands. Suburban building began in the 1920s and grew northward through the 1950s, with curving streets, small island parks and deed-restricted lots. The district holds 1,423 dwellings, ranging from Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival houses to bungalows, Moderne and International Style homes, and Ranch houses, along with garages and garage apartments. Nearly half are plain vernacular houses. It was listed for its role in Austin's suburban planning, for the development of its municipal parks, and for its varied architecture, which reflects national trends and the influence of the University of Texas School of Architecture.","period_of_significance":"1853-1953","architect_builder":"Abner Cook (Woodlawn); many other architects, some with national reputations, unnamed in the excerpt","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Colonial, Classical, Italian Renaissance, Tudor, Mission/Spanish Colonial); Prairie School; Bungalow/Craftsman; Moderne; International Style; Ranch Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current functions are both domestic, landscape (park) and road-related; the district is largely intact, though some apartment complexes and later additions postdate the period of significance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.508852-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/9738/40973801/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000937.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000937/f5e9b94a10-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000937/f5e9b94a10-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodlawn_austin_2006.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973801","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_West_Austin_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7085404"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/old-west-austin-historic-district-03000937/"}