Historical MarkerI. V. Davis Homestead
Austin · Travis County · Dedicated 1968 · THC Atlas #5507014170
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About this site
I. V. Davis Homestead is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 633 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2619, -97.7633 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rocky Cliff (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lamar Boulevard Bridge, Dawson Stone House, and Barton Springs.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014170. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The I. V. Davis Homestead in the Zilker area of Austin was built in 1875 by Isaac Van Zandt Davis (1843-1897), an employee of the Texas General Land Office, on land originally granted by Mexico in 1835. Davis and his wife, Lucy, built the Greek Revival stone home on a bluff overlooking the Colorado River, using twenty-two-inch-thick walls of hard quartz quarried at Oak Hill (then Oatmanville). The house features full-facade porches on both stories. The marker was erected in 1968.
Sources: hmdb.orgzilkerneighborhood.org
