Batts, Judge Robert Lynn, House
a.k.a. Okewell
1505 Windsor Rd., Austin, TXOkewell, built in 1925, bears historical significance primarily because of its association with Judge Robert Lynn Batts, a prominent public figure during the first decades of the 20th century in Texas. Raised in Bastrop, Texas, Judge Batts' childhood home is listed on the National Register of Historical Places (Bastrop Multiple Resource Nomination, 1978). Okewell, the only other known Batts' house left standing, was the home Judge and Mrs. Batts designed and had built according to their specifications. While theoretically retired, Judge Batts' residency at Okewell marked some of the most productive years of his life.
Bibliography
Webb, Walter Prescott(ed.), Handbook of Texas, I, II, Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1952.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.