Keith House (Austin, Texas)

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Keith House
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Location2400 Harris Blvd., Austin, Texas
Coordinates 30°17′28″N97°45′25″W / 30.29111°N 97.75694°W / 30.29111; -97.75694
Built1933
Built byWilliam Dixon Anderson
Architectural styleMonterey
NRHP reference No. 98000448 [1]
RTHL No. 14569
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1998
Designated RTHL1994

The Keith House in Austin, Texas is a historic home in the Pemberton Heights neighborhood in central Austin.

The home was built in 1933 by local builder William Dixon Anderson for his sister, Maggie Mae Keith, and her husband, Jacque Nicholas Keith. It features elements of the Monterey Revival and Colonial Revival styles, popular at the time. [2]

The home is located at 2400 Harris Blvd. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Cash, Elizabeth A.; Deaderick, Suzanne B. (October 29, 2012). Austin's Pemberton Heights. Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN   9780738595894.