Thompson Home

Painting contractor John W. Thompson married Jennie L. Metz in 1877. They built this home in the Robertson Hill development, a fashionable neighborhood of the day. The simple Victorian residence has an unusual porch railing and decorative trim. The Thompson's' daughter Willie Mae (d.1966) occupied the structure until her death. It was then acquired by Alpha Kappa Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The graduate chapter was founded in 1940. The sorority restored the house as a meeting place in 1967. It is Austin's first black Greek letter house. (1978)

Thompson Home is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1978. 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 30.2702, -97.7258 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 1170 San Bernard Street (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wesley United Methodist Church, Teachers State Association of Texas Building, and Desegregation of Texas Public Schools.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014898. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.