Marker Inscription
This Italian Renaissance revival-style home was designed in 1920 by architect Edwin C. Kreisle for the family of prominent Austin merchant John William Scarbrough. Scarbrough and his wife, Cornelia (Rice), resided in the home until their deaths in 1960 and 1974. The two-story stucco house features a slate-shingle roof, a deep overhanging cornice and an arched pediment over the front entry. Dramatic iron gates and railings by Austin’s Weigl Ironworks are also outstanding focal points of the home.
About this site
J.W. & Cornelia Rice Scarbrough House is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 2010. 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 30.2819, -97.7461 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hancock, Hugh B., House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Denny-Holliday House, House, Edward Mandell, Home, Site of, and West Hill.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016289. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
