Austin Woman's Club
You are here
Major Ira H. Evan House (Austin Woman's Club)
1874; 1894, Alfred Giles. 708–710 San Antonio St.
-
(Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )
Also known as Chateau Bellevue or the Harvey and Catherine North House, this house is one of the grandest in the neighborhood as it appears to rise from the cliff overlooking Old West Austin and Lady Bird Lake in the distance. In 1894, Alfred Giles of San Antonio turned the house into its castlelike appearance. The rusticated limestone construction and arches make it Romanesque Revival, a rare style of architecture for residences in Texas.
Writing Credits
If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.
SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.