Robert Early McKie House
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This house was built by local contractor H. C. Leffingwell for Robert Early McKie (1875-1948), San Marcos native, attorney, and descendant of area pioneers. Constructed in 1906 for $2,000, the one-story wood frame house reflects the Italianate style in its tall windows, and the Colonial Revival style in its porch columns. Other prominent features include a pyramidal roof, central hall, and extended bays with wraparound porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1989
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This one-story frame house was built in 1906 by local contractor H. C. Leffingwell for Robert Early McKie, a San Marcos native, attorney, and descendant of area pioneers. Costing $2,000, it blends Italianate tall windows with Colonial Revival porch columns, topped by a pyramidal roof and wraparound porch. It has been a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1989.
Why it matters
The McKie house preserves the comfortable turn-of-the-century architecture of a Central Texas town's professional class.
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Related people
- ¡ Robert Early McKie
- ¡ H. C. Leffingwell
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