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Daniel H. Caswell House

Austin, Travis County

Marker Text

Daniel H. Caswell came to Austin from Nashville, Tennessee, about 1895. He purchased a cotton oil manufacturing company, bought and sold cotton, and in 1899 built a cotton gin. When completed for his family in 1900, this house was located in the far northwest corner of the city. The Caswell house, which exhibits influences of late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Chateauesque style, features a corner turret and porches supported on rusticated piers. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1984

Marker Details

Address 1404 West Avenue
Location Description
Marker # 6454
Dedicated 1984
Size, Type RTHL medallion
Code houses, residential buildings; Classical Revival (architectural style); Victorian (architectural term)
Latitude, Longitude 30.280179, -97.749451

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