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The Judge Sebron G. Sneed House (also, Sneed House and Comal Bluff) is a historic former limestone plantation house in Austin, Texas, commissioned by Judge Sebron Graham Sneed. It was likely designed by architect and general contractor , Abner Hugh Cook , co-owner of the sawmill where Sneed had purchased lumber for the construction of the house.
The three-story house has a massive limestone exterior with a red shingled roof. The house's wraparound front porch is supported by limestone pillars; smaller porches are located throughout the design. A large conical tower and a smaller octagonal tower rise from the southwest and southeast corners of the house respectively. [2]
The 1869 limestone Dambach-Besier House serves as the West End Visitor Center for the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau Welcome Center. The house originally sat on a lot which cost F. Dambach $70 in 1867. Widow Anna Besier acquired the property in 1881 and moved there so her children could attend school in town.
The centerpiece of the 12,000-square-foot, two-story house is a top floor great room that opens onto a loggia, with doors that retract into walls and large-scale artworks placed in key positions.
Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles, including Victorian, Craftsman and Colonial Revival. [80] The neighborhood is composed of several large homes and many smaller cottages and bungalows, many built in the late 19th and early 20th century. [81] After 1905, Victorian cottages tended to be replaced by bungalows. [80]
Constructed predominantly of limestone on the exterior, the building also employs high-quality materials such as terrazzo and marble on the interior. The street level of the south-facing, symmetrical facade is dominated by a series of round-arched openings that together form an arcade. Scrolled keystones top each arch.
Close up of the exterior limestone cladding, with marine shell fossils visible. The United States Post Office and Courthouse in Galveston is a representation of the Art Deco style of architecture, and the building has represented the Federal government in Galveston for 60 years. [5]
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