Old West Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Okewell
Photographed by Keith Peterson, September 9, 2007
1. Okewell Marker
This house was built in 1925 for Judge Robert Lynn Batts (1854-1935). A distinguished jurist, Batts served as Assistant Attorney General of Texas and the United States, Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Chairman of the University of Texas Board of Regents. Designed by architecture professor Raymond Everett, the house exhibits elements of the Mediterranean and American Bungalow styles in its stuccoed walls, bracketed eaves, arcade, and tile roof.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14748.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 30° 16.842′ N, 97° 45.182′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Old West Austin. It can be reached from Windsor Road north of West 15th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1505 Windsor Road, Austin TX 78701, 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: Pease Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge Calvin Maples Cureton (about 600 feet away); Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House (approx. 0.2 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. King-Von Rosenberg House (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Keith Peterson, September 9, 2007
2. Okewell and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,718 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
