Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House
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The Smith-Marcuse-Lowry House is an historic home in the Hyde Park Historic District in Austin, Texas
. It is also a part of the Shadow Lawn Historic District
, a subdivision within the Hyde Park neighborhood established by Hyde Park founder Monroe Shipe.
The house's original footprint was square, with two stories. It had a cedar
shingle roof upon its completion. At the time of its construction, it was built with all the modern conveniences
for its time period. The house was wired for electric light, featured a gas fireplace-in-the-round for heating, transoms and double hung windows for circulation and had a water collection and retention system. Texas Victorian homes have much less ornate scrollwork than traditional Victorian homes, yet the work is still interesting. The porch railings and decorative elements of the Marcuse-Lowry home have been retained or reproduced in their original form.
The house is located at 3913 Avenue C. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. It is also a part of the Shadow Lawn Historic District
Shadow Lawn Historic District
The Shadow Lawn Historic District is a historic district in central Austin, Texas that boasts a cohesive collection houses built in the southeast portion of Hyde Park during the late 1920s and 1930s....
, a subdivision within the Hyde Park neighborhood established by Hyde Park founder Monroe Shipe.
The house's original footprint was square, with two stories. It had a cedar
Cedar wood
Cedar wood comes from several different trees that grow in different parts of the world, and may have different uses.* California incense-cedar, from Calocedrus decurrens, is the primary type of wood used for making pencils...
shingle roof upon its completion. At the time of its construction, it was built with all the modern conveniences
Modern conveniences
Modern conveniences or Mod cons are labor-saving devices that make a task easier to perform than a traditional method. Because of the historical use of the term, and the differences in lifestyles around the world, the term is a relative term based upon the conveniences previously available to a...
for its time period. The house was wired for electric light, featured a gas fireplace-in-the-round for heating, transoms and double hung windows for circulation and had a water collection and retention system. Texas Victorian homes have much less ornate scrollwork than traditional Victorian homes, yet the work is still interesting. The porch railings and decorative elements of the Marcuse-Lowry home have been retained or reproduced in their original form.
The house is located at 3913 Avenue C. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1990.