Scott, Zachary T. and Sallie Lee, Sr. House

The Zachary T. (Sr.) and Sallie Lee Scott House in West Austin is named for the original owners and builders. Dr. Zachary T. Scott and his wife Sallie Lee Masterson Scott. Dr. Scott drew plans for the house based on contractor's measurements from the 1854 John Milton and Bella French Swisher House, designed by noted Austin architect Abner Cook. Much material for the Scott House came from the 1854 house, then on San Antonio Street between Cedar (now 4th Street) and Pine (now 5th Street), which the Scotts purchased about 1927. With the assistance of Samuel E. Gideon, an architecture professor at the University of Texas, the Scotts reconstructed many elements of the house, including the interior stair, windows, balustrade and doors to closely resemble the Greek Revival design of the Swisher House. In 1931, the Scott's contractor Walter Adrian finished reconstructing the house on their West Austin property. Dr. Scott, a prominent local physician, and his wife helped found the Heritage Society of Austin and were very active in historic preservation in Austin during the 1930s. Their 1931 reconstruction of the earlier Abner Cook design therefore exemplifies early historic preservation efforts in Austin. As the primary residence of prominent local physician Zachary T. Scott, the Zachary T. (Sr.) and Sallie Lee Scott House is significant at the local level under Criterion B in the area of Health/Medicine. The house also meets Criterion C at the local level in the area of Architecture as a good example of an early 20th century Classical Revival residence based on a mid-19th century Greek Revival design and as a collaborative work between the Scotts and Samuel E. Gideon, a locally prominent architect and architectural historian.