{"nrhp_refnum":"05001166","name":"West Line Historic District","other_names":["Raymond Heights","Raymond Plateau","Shelley Heights"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Baylor St., W. Fifth and Sixth Sts., MoPac Expressway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.27848577100005,"lon":-97.75999529210259,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-10-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 90-block, largely residential historic district in central Austin, Texas, made up of two separate parcels along W. Sixth Street on a bluff west of Shoal Creek. It contains 984 resources platted in over twenty-five subdivisions between 1871 and 1948.","why_significant":"The district shows a century of continuous suburban development in West Austin, shaped by the W. Sixth Street streetcar line known as the West Line. Its greatest growth came in the 1910s-30s, producing many Craftsman and Classical Revival-influenced bungalows alongside earlier estates and institutional buildings. It retains a high degree of integrity and cohesive streetscapes.","narrative":"Spread across about 90 blocks on a bluff west of Shoal Creek in central Austin, this district grew from the large estates of James H. Raymond, an early state treasurer, into a streetcar suburb. More than twenty-five subdivisions were platted between 1871 and 1948. The W. Sixth Street streetcar line, called the West Line, drew most of the growth, which peaked between 1910 and 1930 when affordable bungalows were built for middle and working-class families. Of 984 resources, 638 contribute to the district's character. Craftsman and Classical Revival-influenced bungalows dominate, but Queen Anne houses, stone L-plan homes, Tudor Revival houses, Moderne apartments and later Ranch houses also appear. Landmarks include the castellated 1870 Texas Military Institute building, the 1916 Mathews School and the Treaty Oak. Small shops along W. Sixth Street and West Lynn still serve the neighborhood. The district was recognized for its cohesive streetscapes and its record of a century of suburban development.","period_of_significance":"c.1865-1955","architect_builder":"Nick Dawson (builder of stone L-plan houses in the Silliman Subdivision)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, Italianate); Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Bungalow/Craftsman; Prairie School; Moderne, International Style, Ranch Style; Minimal Traditional","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used for single and multi-family dwellings, commercial, educational and civic purposes; 638 contributing and 346 noncontributing resources.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.360397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/9737/40973793/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05001166.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001166/af7dc801e6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001166/af7dc801e6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Las_ventanas_2007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</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:Las_ventanas_2007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973793","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Line_Historic_District_(Austin,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7985767"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/west-line-historic-district-05001166/"}