In its time the Norwood Estate was an elegant craftsman/bungalow style home surrounded by lush gardens.
The house survived a number of attempts to commercialize
the site until the City of Austin purchased the entire parcel in the mid eighties. Since then a number of restoration efforts were initiated….none of them successful. The most recent was begun in 1989 by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Texas. Despite all their efforts the project was never really got off the ground except for moving the house back to its original location.

The Restoration

SRCC (the local neighborhood association) is committed to the restoration of this home. We are developing a plan that minimizes cost to the city and returns the house to its original appearance. Once this is completed, the house will be a valuable addition to the public park system, available for the general public to use in a variety of ways. In addition, a valuable piece of Austin history will take its rightful place as a fine example of Kuehne’s work and Norwood’s vision.

for information on how you can help contact:

Wolf Sittler 512 447 2150  restorenorwood@yahoo.com

Please join the conversation on this blog:
http://restorenorwood.blogspot.com/