Granger House and The Perch

Austin architect Charles Granger (1913-1966) designed the two-story garage and apartment structure at the rear of this lot in 1938. “The Perch” features a stucco façade and a continuous band of unadorned steel windows, and is a rare austin example of residential international style architecture. Granger married Marjorie Dodge in 1946, and when an existing Victorian-era home was removed from the lot, granger designed a larger home for his growing family, which would eventually include four children. The midcentury modern house was completed ca. 1951 and incorporates a lower rear level built into a hillside. Exterior elements include a façade of unpainted corrugated asbestos panels and a glass rear elevation.

Granger House and The Perch 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 30.2803, -97.7478 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. David's Rectory (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sparks House, McClendon-Price House, and Daniel H. & William T. Caswell Houses.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016353. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.