Hawnen, A. W., House

This one-story wood-frame house at 1409 Olive Street in Georgetown, Texas, dates to an estimated 1885. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof with composition shingles, two-over-two wood-sash windows, and one interior and one exterior stone chimney. A four-bay shed-roofed porch sits within the front ell and has turned wood posts, a turned balustrade, jigsawn brackets and a spindle frieze. The porch details are repeated on a small south porch, and louvered shutters appear on the west elevation. A wood-frame storage building stands on the lot. The house was reoriented on its lot, with the front changed from south to west, and additions have altered it, though its condition is good and it remains residential. It was recognized mainly for its architecture, as a good example of a vernacular dwelling with some Victorian details. It is also one of the few Georgetown residences known to have been built by lumberman George Irvine. The nominated lot measures 60 by 120 feet at the southwest corner of Block 39 in the Snyder Addition.