West Line Historic District

The West Line Historic District spans 6,500 acres between Baylor Street, Fifth Street, Thirteenth Street, and Texas State Highway Loop 1 in Austin, Texas.

The district emerged between 1871 and 1948, with the construction of the West Sixth Street Bridge over Shoal Creek in 1887 prompting residential expansion from downtown.

The neighborhood contains Victorian-style houses and institutional buildings, including numerous Craftsman and Classical Revival bungalows from the early twentieth century.

The district features twenty-five subdivisions arranged in an irregular street grid due to the natural hilly terrain, making it suitable for architectural walking tours.

The A. J. Jernigan House, known as Las Ventanas, stands among the residential properties that represent different construction periods within this 90-block community.

Location: Austin

Architectural style: Victorian architecture

Address: Roughly bounded by Baylor Street, W. Fifth & Sixth Streets, Mopac Expressway (Loop 1), and Twelfth and Thirteenth Street

GPS coordinates: 30.26361,-97.77667

Latest update: March 5, 2025 15:40