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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH9C_site-of-samuel-huston-college_Austin-TX.html
Samuel Huston College traces its history to 1876 when the Rev. George W. Richardson founded a college in Dallas for the education of African American youth. St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church was leased for the private school, named Andrews Nor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH98_site-of-edward-mandell-house-home_Austin-TX.html
Edward Mandell House (1858-1938), heir of a wealthy Houston businessman, moved to Austin in 1885 to be at the center of state politics, his primary interest. He managed the successful campaigns of four Texas Governors and became an important figur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH97_hotel-provident-and-heierman-building_Austin-TX.html
Built in 1887, apparently as a hotel, for Tom Smith. Contractor was Austin Mayor Joseph Nalle. The "Hotel Provident" operated under various names until the 1920s. In conjunction with the hotel, the lower floor housed numerous businesses, including…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH91_site-of-home-of-reuben-hornsby_Austin-TX.html
Site of the home built in 1832 by Reuben Hornsby (1793-1879) and his wife Sarah Morrison Hornsby (1796-1862).
Second built in "Austin's Little Colony". First in the present county of Travis.
Famed for Christian hospitality.
Here Josiah Wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH90_hodnette-house_Austin-TX.html
A rare and important example of the Craftsman Aesthetic designed by prominent Austin architect Charles H. Page Sr., this house was built in 1909 for Austin businessman Milton Hodnette. Horizontal emphasis, broad overhanging eaves, a generous porch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH8Z_hirshfeld-house_Austin-TX.html
Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911), a native of Germany, was a prominent Austin merchant and a leader in the city's Jewish community. In 1873 he and his wife Jennie (Melasky) built a one-story limestone cottage on the lot west of this site. Because of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH8X_hirshfeld-cottage_Austin-TX.html
German native Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911) migrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. After working with his two uncles in Mobile, Alabama, he moved to Georgetown (28 mi. N), where he enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Following his ser…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH8V_the-william-green-hill-house_Austin-TX.html
Tennessean William Hickman Hill settled in Austin in the 1850s. He and his family became cultural and civic leaders. A grandson, William Green Hill (1853-1903), and his wife Ella Ione (Sanders) had this house built in 1890, angling it to catch pre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH8U_hugh-b-hancock-house_Austin-TX.html
Built in 1886, this house was originally located on 7th Street in the Robertson Hill area of East Austin. It was constructed for Hugh B. Hancock, a successful black businessman of the city. In 1904 it was sold to German native Charles Frederick Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH8T_governor-andrew-jackson-hamilton_Austin-TX.html
Nicknamed "Colossal Jack" because of his imposing stature and his oratorical skill, A.J. Hamilton was born in Alabama. He migrated to Texas about 1846. A lawyer, he served as acting Attorney General of Texas in 1850. His residence once stood one m…