Ziller House
Why it's listed
Standing on a hilltop west of downtown Austin, this one-story wood frame house at 1110 Blanco Street was built around 1881 with a central hall plan and hipped roof. Henry H. Ziller, a city tax assessor and collector, bought the property in 1881, and his family owned it until 1939. Around 1891 the house was extended and given Eastlake features, including two balconies, a wraparound porch, turned posts, sunburst brackets and perforated panels, much of it resembling ornament available from local mills or mail-order catalogs. Original white oak floors, transom windows and a pressed metal ceiling survive inside. A 1993 restoration removed 1920s-30s additions, reopened the enclosed porch and balcony, and added a compatible bedroom wing. The house was listed for its intact Eastlake detailing and its record of how Victorian residential design developed in Austin between the 1880s and 1890s. It remains a single-family home.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C in the area of Architecture at the local level for its intact Eastlake architectural details. Its stylistic development parallels the Ziller family's growing prosperity in the 1880s and 1890s. A 1993 restoration returned it to its 1890s appearance.
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 98000449, listed May 8, 1998. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1110 Blanco, Austin |
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| County | Travis County |
| Listed | May 8, 1998 |
| Reference number | 98000449 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1881; c.1891 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Eastlake |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a single dwelling; restored in 1993, with a compatible bedroom addition and non-contributing garage and storage shed. |
| Acreage | 0.4 |
| Within district | West Line Historic District |
| Coordinates | 30.27770, -97.75455 (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 98000449.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8071911
- This listing as JSON
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