{"nrhp_refnum":"11000347","name":"Wilshire Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by SPRR, Ardenwood Rd., Wilshire Blvd. & the Delwood III subdivision","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.29832569200005,"lon":-97.71278794710591,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-06-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of mid-century ranch-style single-family houses in the Wilshire Wood and Wilshire Park subdivisions, about three miles northeast of downtown Austin, Travis County, Texas. It contains 110 resources platted between 1941 and 1947.","why_significant":"The district is a local example of auto-oriented suburban development of the 1940s and 1950s. It was among the first Austin neighborhoods to depart from a rectilinear grid, with curving streets and irregular lots, and deed restrictions required architect-designed houses with generous setbacks. It is significant under Criterion A for Community Planning and Development and Criterion C for Architecture.","narrative":"Wilshire Wood and Wilshire Park form a neighborhood of 110 single-family houses in northeast Austin, laid out between 1941 and 1947 on land between Boggy Creek and Patterson Park. Streets curve with the terrain, lots are large and irregular, and low, sprawling ranch houses sit far back in open, tree-shaded lawns. Many are faced with split-faced Cordova limestone veneer, wood siding, or brick, with low-pitched roofs, metal casement windows and attached garages or carports. A few later houses use flat roofs and large glass walls. The developers, W.L. Bradfield and G.H. Brush, imposed deed restrictions requiring architect-designed houses, minimum size and cost, and deep setbacks. Most building occurred from 1945 to 1950 during the postwar housing boom, as car ownership and improvements to East Avenue, now Interstate 35, opened suburban living. The district is recognized for community planning and for its consistent ranch architecture. Of its 110 resources, 94 contribute to its historic character and 16 do not, mostly because of additions or incompatible replacement materials.","period_of_significance":"1941-1958","architect_builder":"Carlton Brush, Architect; other unknown architects; Bradfield & Brush, Developers","architectural_style":"Mid-20th Century American Movements: Ranch, Modern","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Houses retain a high degree of integrity; about 85% contribute, and none have been demolished since initial development. Current function remains single-family domestic.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.540624-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/9737/40973797/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/11000347.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973797","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999874"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/wilshire-historic-district-11000347/"}