J.M. and Birdie Nix House

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Marker No: 13658

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 29.412756, -98.494514

Marker Text: ​Alabama natives Joseph Madison and Birdie Lanier Nix moved to San Antonio in the early 1890s. J.M. was a businessman who built hotels and other structures. In 1899, the couple built twin houses at 434 and 432 King William. The Free Classic design of this house, the work of Atlee B. Ayres, features a dominant front gabled roof, Palladian attic vent, paired box columns and New England style shingle patterning. The Nixes sold the property in 1912 and later built landmarks throughout San Antonio and South Texas, including the local Nix Professional Building and the Medical Arts Building. (2006) 

Location: 434 King William Street, San Antonio