Irvin, Robert, House
a.k.a. Site #15
1008 E. 9th St., Austin, TX1008 East 9th Street, one of the first residential structures built on Robertson Hill, was constructed by Robert Irvin, a carpenter, contractor, and builder. While the house is less ornate than many others of the same general period, it is noteworthy for the craftsmanship displayed in its construction, for the extent to which its original T-plan is intact and not obscured by additions, and for the general elegance of design evident in the execution of carpentry details and expression of scale and proportion. Less "boxy" than many other more ornate houses in the area, the Irvin House demonstrates the variety of form present in Victorian vernacular buildings in East Austin during the late nineteenth century.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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