Splitrock is a house in
Austin, Texas
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, built in 1893 by a Scottish immigrant named Robert F Burns. Located at 2815 Wooldridge Dr. (30.298753, -97.750397) on bluffs overlooking
Shoal Creek, the house was one of the first in the central Austin area which is now occupied by the
Pemberton Heights and
Bryker Woods neighborhoods. The name Splitrock is derived from a topographic feature (an extremely large rock split in half) and swimming hole located approximately south east of the house. In 2006 Splitrock was designated as a City of Austin Historic Landmark. The house also referred to as the “Burns-Klein” house is a contributing property to the
Old West Austin National Register Historic District.
References
External links
City of Austin approval for Historic Landmark DesignationHistoric Landmark Application
Houses completed in 1893
Houses in Austin, Texas
Historic district contributing properties in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
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