Clarksville in Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot
1876 - 1905
Photographed by Richard Denney, September 25, 2022
1. Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot Marker
Pastor First Southern Presbyterian Church. Built 1877 of bricks hand made on Barton Creek.
Site of founding, 1882, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and 1889 wedding of Wm. Sidney Porter (the writer, O. Henry) and Miss Athol Estes.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 14518.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.
Location. 30° 16.459′ N, 97° 45.585′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Clarksville. It is on Pressler Street north of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1316 West 6th Street, 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: Las Ventanas (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The William Green Hill House (approx. Ό mile away); Mathews School (approx. Ό mile away); Confederate Men's Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Caldwell Treaty Oak Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); TMI Castle
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Also see . . . Flower Hill Foundation website. The Smoot home is also known as Flower Hill after the hill upon which it is located. (Submitted on September 25, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.)
Photographed by Richard Denney, September 25, 2022
2. Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot Marker
The marker is affixed to the building on the left of main entrance.
Photographed by Richard Denney, September 25, 2022
3. Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot additional tablets
Additional related tablets affixed to the building to the right of the main entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
