Marker Inscription
In 1913, Nellie Wylie Holden (1863-1944) built a home here. Tradition holds that her children helped noted architect Hugo F. Kuehne design the Georgian Revival house. Holden, an Austin philantropist, worked in many civic and charitable organizations. In 1917, she wed prominent Austin Mayor Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847-1930). In 1943, Nellie sold the house, which features original details, including sidelights, fanlight, paired Doric columns and Flemish bond brickwork. A rear porch built ca. 1930 and a garage apartment and connecting breezeway added in the 1960s are the only major additions. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-2003
About this site
Penn and Nellie Wooldridge House is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2984, -97.7403 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is McCallum, Arthur N. and Jane Y., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jane Yelvington McCallum, Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound, and Jacob Leser House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014313. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
