{"nrhp_refnum":"85002270","name":"Irvin, Robert, House","other_names":["Site #15"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1008 E. 9th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.26799506800006,"lon":-97.73055094999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, wood-frame Victorian house with a T plan at 1008 East 9th Street in East Austin, Travis County, Texas, built in 1885 by Robert Irvin, a carpenter, contractor and builder.","why_significant":"It was one of the first residential structures built on Robertson Hill. Though less ornate than many neighboring houses, it is noted for its craftsmanship, its intact original T plan, and the elegance of its carpentry details, scale and proportion. It shows the variety of form in Victorian vernacular buildings in East Austin in the late nineteenth century.","narrative":"Built in 1885 at 1008 East 9th Street in Austin, this one-story wood-frame house was constructed by Robert Irvin, a carpenter, contractor and builder. It was among the first residential structures on Robertson Hill. The house follows a T plan and sits on a flat lot at the crest of a hill. It has a simple three-bay facade, a front porch with turned columns, a transom over the front door, and windows topped with pointed, arched hoods. The east side repeats those hoods on four windows and a back door. A finely detailed brick chimney rises where the two gable ridges meet. Alterations are limited to a cement porch deck replacing wooden planks and a rear porch added by 1935. The house was listed for its architecture. It is plainer than many nearby homes, yet it shows careful craftsmanship, a largely unobscured original plan, and well-judged scale and proportion, illustrating the range of Victorian vernacular building in East Austin during the late nineteenth century.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":"Robert Irvin, carpenter, contractor, and builder","architectural_style":"Victorian vernacular, T plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good; current use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.535584-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/9703/40970309/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85002270.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002270/05df958464-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002270/05df958464-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Happywaffle at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Irvin_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Happywaffle at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Irvin_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970309","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002328"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/irvin-robert-house-85002270/"}