{"nrhp_refnum":"79003017","name":"Westhill","other_names":["Chandler-Shelley-Thompson House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1703 West Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.281408569000064,"lon":-97.74607730299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-07-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Westhill is a Greek Revival house at 1703 West Avenue in Austin, Travis County, Texas, built about 1855 into a hillside by master-builder Abner Cook. It is built on two levels, with limestone on the lower floor and brick on the upper.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Westhill as an important Austin landmark and one of the few remaining Greek Revival residences by Abner Cook. It is also noted for its unusual design, which accommodates a steep hillside. Its original architectural form and elements remain intact despite the development of the surrounding grounds.","narrative":"Westhill is a Greek Revival house at 1703 West Avenue in Austin, built around 1855 by the master-builder Abner Cook. It was set into a hillside so that its two-story east front, with a tall fluted Doric portico and balustraded balcony, looked out over the young city. The lower floor is limestone and the upper floor brick, a split construction that suits the steep slope. Later development hid the east facade, and the street side now shows a one-story Greek Revival front. Cook built the house for Mary and Reuben Runner. It passed through several owners, including lawyer Frederick Chandler, who bought it in 1863, and his descendants, who held it until 1909. After years of rental use and neglect, a restoration returned it to excellent condition, and it remains a private residence. It was listed as one of the few surviving Greek Revival homes by Cook, who also built the Governor's Mansion.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Abner Cook","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored to excellent condition and used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.687246-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/9736/40973642/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79003017.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003017/606717a053-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003017/606717a053-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Hill_Austin_Texas_2022.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:West_Hill_Austin_Texas_2022.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973642","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000455"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/westhill-79003017/"}