{"nrhp_refnum":"90001235","name":"Robbins, Alice H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4311 Ave. A","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.308980912000038,"lon":-97.73272740199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story frame house at 4311 Avenue A in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Austin, Travis County, Texas, built in 1925 by builder R.W. Herndon for Alice H. Robbins.","why_significant":"The house combines the vernacular shotgun plan with Bungalow detailing, a synthesis described as unique in Hyde Park. It keeps most of its original features and has an unusually high degree of architectural integrity. It was nominated for local architectural significance under Criterion C.","narrative":"This small one-story frame house at 4311 Avenue A in Austin's Hyde Park neighborhood was built in 1925. It follows the shotgun plan, a narrow linear layout common in the urban South, but adds Bungalow details such as a tapered foundation skirtwall, a gable-roof porch with box columns and a half column at the entry, exposed rafter ends and curved knee brackets. Alice H. Robbins, who had operated a sanatorium on East 30th Street, bought the lot in February 1925 for $50 and contracted with builder R.W. Herndon to construct a weatherboard house measuring 16 by 18 feet. She lived there until her death in 1934. The house was built during Hyde Park's peak period of residential construction, 1920 to 1935. It was listed for its local architectural importance, since few other houses in the neighborhood blend the two traditions, and it retains most of its original features despite changes in its surroundings.","period_of_significance":"1925","architect_builder":"Herndon, R.W. (builder)","architectural_style":"Vernacular shotgun form with Bungalow detailing","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current use is single dwelling; surroundings have changed with empty lots and new apartment buildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.874867-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/9702/40970295/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001235.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001235/48cca6899b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001235/48cca6899b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Fepinedar","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_H._Robbins_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Fepinedar</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_H._Robbins_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"90001191","name":"Hyde Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/hyde-park-historic-district-90001191/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970295","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000854"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/robbins-alice-h-house-90001235/"}