Marker Inscription
Belford Lumber Co. built this house in 1915 for real estate businessman Charles Byron Atkinson and his wife, Lilburn (Dimmit), daughter of a prominent local family. C.B. died at the age of 35, five years after its completion. Lilburn later remarried, continuing as owner of the home until 1976. An outstanding example of Craftsman bungalow architecture, the house features transoms, an inset porch with gabled roof, and cobblestone piers and chimney. Other noteworthy details include a three-sided window bay, bracketed eaves, a low overhanging roofline and a shingled foundation skirt. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2006
About this site
C.B. and Lilburn Atkinson House is a historical marker in Georgetown, Williamson County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 237 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 430 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6359, -97.6705 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 907 Pine (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Arnold--Torbet House, Leavell, John, House, and Hewitt, M. S., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013699. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
