In Austin, a Famed Midcentury Apartment Just Listed for $2.8K a Month
Location: 1911 Cliff Street #2, Austin, Texas
Price: $2,800 per month
Year Built: 1959
Architect: Harwell Hamilton Harris
Footprint: 858 square feet
From the Agent: "It’s 1959—and this is the coolest building going up in Austin. The Drag is still sleepy. Barton Springs costs a nickel. And nestled under a canopy of live oaks in West Campus, a quiet masterpiece is taking shape. Commissioned by UT English professor Dr. Thomas Cranfill and photographer Hans Beacham, the Cranfill Apartments were designed by legendary modernist Harwell Hamilton Harris—a blend of redwood warmth, concrete honesty, and perfectly scaled, light-filled living. And now, Unit 2 is available for rent and for the next devoted steward."
The Cranfill Apartments are right by the University of Texas, where Harwell Hamilton Harris was the dean of architecture from 1952 to 1955. The university’s library houses an archive of his work.
In line with Harris’s other buildings, the Cranfill Apartments make use of concrete block construction.
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The airy primary bedroom is open on both sides. A large glass slider provides access to a balcony, and a low wall of shelving allows views over the living room.
The home is clad in original board-and-batten redwood siding.
1911 Cliff Street #2 in Austin, Texas, is currently listed for $2,800 per month by Lesley Taylor of Kuper Sotheby's International Realty.
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