Louis and Mathilde Reuter House

Summary

The Louis and Mathilde Reuter House is a private limestone home in central Austin, Texas, United States, in the historic Travis Heights neighborhood. The home was built by Louis Reuter, a local entrepreneur who moved to Austin in 1918 and later opened the city's first self-service grocery store.

Louis and Mathilde Reuter House
The Reuter House in 2011
Louis and Mathilde Reuter House is located in Texas
Louis and Mathilde Reuter House
Louis and Mathilde Reuter House is located in the United States
Louis and Mathilde Reuter House
Location806 Rosedale Terrace, Austin, Texas
Coordinates30°14′28″N 97°44′40″W / 30.24111°N 97.74444°W / 30.24111; -97.74444
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1934
ArchitectJones, Thos. D.
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.87002100[1]
RTHL No.14457
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 1987
Designated RTHL1986

The home boasts an unusual U-shaped design that combines Spanish Revival and Mission Revival styling, with Palladian windows. The home was built without a precise blueprint but rather a "footprint" on the property which spared the grandiose old oak trees.

The home is located at 806 Rosedale Terrace. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.