Marker Inscription
Daniel H. Caswell came to Austin from Nashville, Tennessee, about 1895. He purchased a cotton oil manufacturing company, bought and sold cotton, and in 1899 built a cotton gin. When completed for his family in 1900, this house was located in the far northwest corner of the city. The Caswell house, which exhibits influences of late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Chateauesque style, features a corner turret and porches supported on rusticated piers. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1984
About this site
Caswell, Daniel H., House is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2790, -97.7476 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Daniel H. & William T. Caswell Houses (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sparks House, Granger House and The Perch, and Herblin - Shoe House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5453006454. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
