Ziller House
1110 Blanco, Austin, TXThe Ziller House is named for the Henry Harry Ziller family, who owned the property from 1881 to 1939. The initial builder is unknown, but two sources of building materials are known from stamps or impressions found in the 19th century section of the house. Henry H. Ziller married Bertha Sterzing in 1876, and after her death in 1900, he married Adeie Neff Ziller worked as the deputy and assistant city tax assessor and collector from 1881 until his death in 1924. The Ziller House is significant under Criterion C in the Area of Architecture, at the local level of significance for its intact Eastlake architectural details. The stylistic development of this house parallels the gradual economic prosperity of the Ziller family in the 1880s and 1890s. The last major alteration to the house representing an enhancement of its Victorian qualities occurred about 1891. Though the back section of the lot was sold sometime between 1921 and 1935, the remaining yard, especially viewed from the east, appears much as it would have in the late 19th century. The recent addition on the back side of the house, replacing 1920s and 1930s additions, is in keeping with the original style and scale of the historic part of the house and does not to interfere with the primary facade.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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