Sheeks–Robertson House

The Sheeks–Robertson House is a historic home in downtown Austin, Texas. The home is located at Sixth Street and West Lynn. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Type: Historic building
Description: building in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Also known as: “Sheeks-Robertson House”
Address: 1608 West 6th Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Austin station and Stephen F. Austin High School.

Austin station

Railway station

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Austin station is a train station located just west of downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The station is served by Amtrak's Texas Eagle route, which runs north to Chicago and west to Los Angeles. Trains pass daily at 9 am and 5 pm. Austin station is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Sheeks–Robertson House.

Stephen F. Austin High School

School

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Stephen F. Austin High School, more commonly known as Austin High, is a public high school in Austin, Texas, United States, and part of the Austin Independent School District. Stephen F. Austin High School is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Sheeks–Robertson House.

Zilker Park

Park

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Zilker Metropolitan Park is a recreational area in south Austin, Texas, at the juncture of Barton Creek and the Colorado River that comprises over 350 acres of publicly owned land.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clarksville Historic District and Austin.

Clarksville Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Clarksville Historic District in Austin, Texas, is an area located west of downtown Austin near Lady Bird Lake and just northeast of the intersection of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and West Tenth Street.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.