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Granger House and The Perch

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Built
  
1938

RTHL #
  
16353

Opened
  
1938

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
06001083

Designated RTHL
  
2010

Area
  
6,070 m²

Added to NRHP
  
29 November 2006

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Location
  
805 W. 16th St., Austin, Texas

Similar
  
Brizendine House, A J Jernigan House, Sheeks–Robertson House, Judge Robert Lynn Batt, Royal Arch Masonic Lodge

The Granger House and The Perch are a pair of historic homes in central Austin, Texas. The "Granger House" was built by local architect (and Austin native) Charles Granger in 1952, preceded by a smaller residence known as "The Perch" in 1945. Both buildings feature a distinctive boxy Mid-Century modern style, unique in the local neighborhood, that is today almost unaltered from their original appearance.

Granger was notable for starting the Fehr and Granger architectural firm, which produced many notable Austin buildings after World War II, including the award-winning Robert Mueller Municipal Airport.

Present owners Jeff Harper and Mark Seeger have undertaken a renovation of the buildings intent on preserving the mid-century style.

The homes are located at 805 West 16th street. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

Granger House and The Perch Wikipedia