Marker Inscription
Tradition says architect Abner Cook built this house for Ruben and Mary Runner about 1855. Some later owners were F.E. Chandler and H.E. Shelley, lawyers, 1863-1909; The May Thompson family, 1917-69. Originally the house faced east, preempting the entire 1700 block, Rio Grande to West Avenue, with a separate kitchen, carriage house, other structures on the grounds. Severe changes and decay preceded the beginning of restoration by the Travis Williamson family in 1970. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
About this site
West Hill is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1974. 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 30.2812, -97.7462 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is House, Edward Mandell, Home, Site of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hancock, Hugh B., House, J.W. & Cornelia Rice Scarbrough House, and Jacob Larmour House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5453006458. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
