The Radkey House
N 30° 18.534 W 097° 45.051
14R E 620107 N 3353675
The state historic marker for the Radkey House in Austin TX
Waymark Code: WMVQ39
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2017
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The Radke House, now renovated and reused as a business, is located at 3720 Jefferson St in Austin. It is a small building in a sea of parking lots and high-rise office buildings.
Marker Number: 15473
Marker Text:
A typical post-Civil War Austin dwelling, built about 1870 two blocks from the State Capitol for merchant and metalsmith Bernard Radkey (1846-83) and his wife, Mary Cummings Radkey (1851-96). Structure is of cypress wood. Radkey served as a city alderman (councilman) until just prior to his early death. Heirs enlarged and occupied the home until 1973. It was moved here and restored in 1974 by the Franklin Savings and Loan Association.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
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