| Marker Number |
17746 |
| Atlas Number |
5507017746 |
| Marker Title |
Helena and Robert Ziller House |
| Index Entry |
Ziller, Helena and Robert, House |
| Address |
800 Edgecliff Terrace |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; Mediterranean; women |
| Marker Year |
2013 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
RTHL Medallion & Plaque without post |
| Marker Text |
HELENA AND ROBERT ZILLER HOUSE ROBERT ZILLER, DESCENDANT OF A PROMINENT PIONEER AUSTIN FAMILY, AND HIS WIFE, HELENA, CONSTRUCTED THIS MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE HOME IN 1937. THE ZILLERS CALLED THE PROPERTY EDGECLIFF GARDENS WHERE THEY PRACTICED ORGANIC GARDENING AND CREATED A HAVEN FOR ANIMALS. SITUATED ON A BLUFF ABOVE BLUNN CREEK AND THE COLORADO RIVER AND DESIGNED BY LEE M. SMITH, THIS HOME FEATURES AN ASYMMETRICAL STUCCO FAÇADE, PROMINENT FRONT GABLE, CANTILEVERED WINDOW AND A DRAMATIC ENTRY OF ORNAMENTAL IRONWORK, SOME OF WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO WEIGL IRONWORKS. |
