Astin, R. Q., House
508 W. Twenty-sixth, Bryan, TXThis expansive eclectic design was built by R. O. Astin for his family in the early 1920s. It is perhaps the grandest dwelling constructed in Bryan during the period and incorporates Renaissance and other revival styles.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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