Details for The Shipe House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014361

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Marker Number 14361
Atlas Number 5507014361
Marker Title The Shipe House
Index Entry Shipe House, The
Address 3816 Avenue G
City Austin
County Travis
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 622036
UTM Northing 3352808
Subject Codes land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; houses, residential buildings; neighborhoods
Marker Year 1982
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size RTHL medallion and plaque
Marker Text Monroe Martin Shipe (b. 1847) had this residence built in 1892 in Austin's Hyde Park, a suburb which he developed on the site of the old state fairgrounds. A man of broad vision, Shipe brought innovative changes to the city's form of government, its public transportation system and other matters of civic concern. His home, partially constructed of wood from the fair grandstand, stands as a monument to his achievements. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

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