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William Green Hill House

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910 Blanco St., Austin, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 16' 32.606616", -97° 45' 26.372268"
 
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    Tennessean William Hickman Hill settled in Austin in the 1850's.He and his family became cultural and civic leaders. A grandson, William Green Hill (1853-1903), his wife Ella Lone (Sanders) had this house built in 1890, Angling it to catch prevailing summer breezes. Mrs Hill's Father, The Rev. Bleuford B. Sanders, added two rooms for his own use after he retired from evangelism, about 1900. Few other changes have occurred. Descendants occupy and preserve the house. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1974

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

William Green Hill House Historical Marker Location Map, Austin, Texas