The Oliphant–Walker House is a historic home in the Hyde Park Historic District in Austin, Texas. It is also a part of the Shadow Lawn Historic District, a subdivision within the Hyde Park neighborhood established by Hyde Park founder Monroe M. Shipe.

History

The house was built in 1894 by area resident

William J. Oliphant William J. Oliphant (1845–1930) was an American Confederate States Army veteran and photographer from Austin, Texas. He published the first photographs of buffalo hunts in North America. Early life William James Oliphant was born on September ...

(1845–1930), an accomplished photographer. It is a prime example of

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, with an elaborate

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, front gable, and friezes. The house was sold to Anna Walker, president of the

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, in 1916. The house is located at 3900 Avenue C. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Houses in Austin, Texas National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas City of Austin Historic Landmarks {{Austin-stub