C.B. and Lilburn Atkinson House
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Belford Lumber Co. built this house in 1915 for real estate businessman Charles Byron Atkinson and his wife, Lilburn (Dimmit), daughter of a prominent local family. C.B. died at the age of 35, five years after its completion. Lilburn later remarried, continuing as owner of the home until 1976. An outstanding example of Craftsman bungalow architecture, the house features transoms, an inset porch with gabled roof, and cobblestone piers and chimney. Other noteworthy details include a three-sided window bay, bracketed eaves, a low overhanging roofline and a shingled foundation skirt. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2006
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Belford Lumber Co. built this house in 1915 for real estate businessman Charles Byron Atkinson and his wife Lilburn, daughter of a prominent Georgetown family. C.B. died young, just five years after the home's completion, and Lilburn kept the house until 1976. An outstanding Craftsman bungalow, it features an inset gabled porch, cobblestone piers and chimney, a three-sided window bay, bracketed eaves, and a low overhanging roofline.
Why it matters
The Atkinson House is a well-documented example of the Craftsman bungalow that defined early-20th-century American middle-class domestic architecture.
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- · Charles Byron Atkinson
- · Lilburn Atkinson
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