Single story home in disrepair, possibly being renovated, two porticos visible, roof missing, marked "510"
Title:
Single story home in disrepair, possibly being renovated, two porticos visible, roof missing, marked "510"
Description:
Unknown house, Central Texas, exterior | Single story, finely decorated clapboard home in disrepair, possibly in midst of renovation. Two porticos with thick columns visible, roof missing. Closed louvered shutters on windows. Picket fence in disrepair along foreground. Number "510" informally painted or stenciled on side portico column. Boxes, cans and materials stacked in porticos and nearby. | From a series of unique photographic images, which Williams took on his travels through central Texas in the 1920s, showing examples of vernacular architecture. Williams donated the negatives to the UT's School of Architecture in 1961 and they were subsequently transferred to the Alexander Architectural Archives. | Location possibly Fredericksburg, Castroville, or San Antonio
Creator/Contributor:
Williams, David R. (David Reichard), 1890-1962 (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1920s
Owning Repository:
Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
Photographs, black-and-white photographs, still image, and Architectural photographs
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Language:
not applicable
Topic:
Vernacular architecture, Single story houses, Dwellings, and Architecture, Domestic--Texas
Time Period Covered:
1920 to 1930
Place Name:
Texas Hill Country (Tex.)
Geographic Coverage:
Texas (state)
General Note:
Eugene George reviewed the images and attempted to identify the
projects' locations. Suggested locations offered as a note in the description are supplied by George.
Citation Note:
David Reichard Williams collection, Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin