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Between 1927 and the early 1940s, Pemberton Heights was developed in 12 sections. Pemberton Heights is primarily one to two-story single-family residences and not as many duplexes as the other neighborhoods. It has, on average, the largest houses and most spacious lots in the Old West Austin Historic District.
In 1927, the Austin Development Company acquired the property and used it as the sales office for the new Pemberton Heights subdivision. In 1937, Samuel Gideon, a University of Texas at Austin Professor of Architecture, acquired the property. In 1993, the house was a set in the movie Blank Check. The house is currently owned by Robert Rodriguez ...
From 1910–1930, the Colonial Revival movement was ascendant, with about 40% of U.S. homes built during this period in the Colonial Revival style. [22] In the immediate post-war period (c. 1950s–early 1960s), Colonial Revival homes continued to be constructed, but in simplified form.
The house that captured the Wisemans’ fancy was a traditional, two-story, zero-lot home in the gated community of Colonial Green Place, only a quarter of a mile away from their previous abode.
The Keith House in Austin, Texas is a historic home in the Pemberton Heights neighborhood in central Austin. The home was built in 1933 by local builder William Dixon Anderson for his sister, Maggie Mae Keith, and her husband, Jacque Nicholas Keith. It features elements of the Monterey Revival and Colonial Revival styles, popular at the time. [2]
Pemberton Castle is frequently recognized as the site for the Disney film "Blank Check." [54] [55] The castle is located at 1415 Woodridge, in Austin, TX, and is in the heart of Pemberton Heights. In front of the house, the Texas Historical Commission has placed a historic marker with information about the home's history. [50] [56]
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The house was built on 17.5 acres (71,000 m 2) northwest of town for Washington and Mary Hill, although they never occupied it.In 1856, it was leased to the Texas Institute for the Blind, currently known as the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, to serve as its first home until Abner Cook finished the school's campus across town.