Marker Inscription
HELENA AND ROBERT ZILLER HOUSE ROBERT ZILLER, DESCENDANT OF A PROMINENT PIONEER AUSTIN FAMILY, AND HIS WIFE, HELENA, CONSTRUCTED THIS MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE HOME IN 1937. THE ZILLERS CALLED THE PROPERTY EDGECLIFF GARDENS WHERE THEY PRACTICED ORGANIC GARDENING AND CREATED A HAVEN FOR ANIMALS. SITUATED ON A BLUFF ABOVE BLUNN CREEK AND THE COLORADO RIVER AND DESIGNED BY LEE M. SMITH, THIS HOME FEATURES AN ASYMMETRICAL STUCCO FAÇADE, PROMINENT FRONT GABLE, CANTILEVERED WINDOW AND A DRAMATIC ENTRY OF ORNAMENTAL IRONWORK, SOME OF WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO WEIGL IRONWORKS.
About this site
Helena and Robert Ziller House is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 2013. 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 30.2514, -97.7404 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Paggi, Michael, House (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mather-Kirkland House, The Academy, and Ollie O. Norwood Estate.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017746. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
