Newton House
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Why it's listed
Built in 1874, this raised two-story house at 1013 E. 9th Street in Austin sits on a corner lot in the Robertson Hill area, on land once owned by the Robertson family. Deed records give its cost as $612.50. Its design blends Greek Revival features, such as a four-room center-hall plan, five-bay facades and a hip roof with a widow's walk, with Italianate details including large eave brackets, chamfered gallery posts and semi-circular gables over the doors. The house was sold to the Newton family in 1884 and again in 1915, and was divided into four apartments around 1940. Restoration in the 1980s rebuilt the porches using structural evidence and an 1887 birdseye view, and returned the house to single-family use. It is listed as a rare, intact example of its transitional style, in a city where few Reconstruction-era houses survive. Its visual prominence in the neighborhood adds to its local importance.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it a rare and unusually intact Austin example of a transitional, essentially vernacular house combining Greek Revival and High Victorian Italianate traditions. Few Reconstruction-era houses remain in East Austin or elsewhere in the city. Its importance has grown as comparable structures were demolished or altered, and it is prominent in its neighborhood.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87000578, listed April 2, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1013 E. Ninth St., Austin |
|---|---|
| County | Travis County |
| Listed | April 2, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000578 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architect / builder | Loomis and Christian (builder) |
| Architectural style | Transitional Greek Revival/High Victorian Italianate |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | In good physical condition; restored in the 1980s and returned to single-family residential use. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.26727, -97.73014 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87000578.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000712
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.