Old West Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Snead-Rieck House

Photographed by Richard Denney, February 22, 2021

1. Snead-Rieck House Marker

Inscription.

In August 1934, Edwin Brazelton Snead (1904 - 1921), a well-known Austin construction and development figure, built this Tudor Revival-style house. Snead, holding the demolition contract for the Old Main structure on the University of Texas campus, used the light yellow-buff bricks and other construction materials from Old Main in the construction of the house. Marked by steeply-pitched roofs, half-timbered, gables with stucco accents, a high chimney and dormered second-story windows, this house is a testament to creative vernacular architecture Texans utilized during the Great Depression. The house was purchased by Meta Paterson Rieck (1889 - 1970) in 1939. The Rieck family, prominent Kimble County ranchers, lived in the home for many years.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2018

Erected 2018 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 20055.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 30° 17.252′ N, 97° 45.278′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Old West Austin. It is on Parkway south of West 24th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2220 Parkway, Austin TX 78703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Davis-Sibley House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ireland and Mary Graves House (approx. ¼ mile away); Malcolm and Margaret Badger Reed Estate (approx. ¼ mile away); Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Carrington Bluff House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clara Driscoll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.

Snead-Rieck House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Denney, February 22, 2021

2. Snead-Rieck House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.