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

Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House)

Photographed by Richard Denney, November 11, 2014

1. Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House) Marker

Inscription.

Pemberton Castle began in the 1890s as a cylindrical water tower. It was converted into a small castle in the mid-1920s by Samuel (Budley) Fisher for use as the Pemberton Heights subdivision sales office. The castle was acquired in 1937 by Samuel Gideon and his wife Sadie Cavitt Gideon. A respected professor of architecture at the University of Texas, added many distinctive features to the structure. The house is an asymmetrical Gothic Revival style structure with a rough stone face and prominent castellated parapets.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14290.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 30° 17.513′ N, 97° 45.303′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Old West Austin. It is at the intersection of Green Lane and Woolridge Drive, on the right when traveling north on Green Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1415 Woolridge Drive, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ireland and Mary Graves House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Malcolm and Margaret Badger Reed Estate

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(about 600 feet away); The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills (approx. 0.2 miles away); Snead-Rieck House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Davis-Sibley House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edmund and Emily Miller House (approx. half a mile away); Clara Driscoll (approx. half a mile away); The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.

Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House) and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Denney, February 22, 2021

2. Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House) and Marker

This wide-angle view shows the Pemberton Castle and marker by the curb.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,239 times since then and 142 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on February 17, 2021. 2. submitted on February 22, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.