1896 Victorian House | Historic Renovation Architect in Austin | Mitchell Peterson

Mitchell Peterson is a residential architect working in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, specializing in custom homes, renovations, and historic restoration.

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1896 VICTORIAN HOUSE

A restoration and addition shaped by contrast—mass and lightness, old and new.

This project restores and reworks a late 19th-century Victorian home, anchored by existing foundations and structures. The house was reorganized across multiple levels, with an elevator improving access to the third floor. A restrained addition weaves through the site, connecting the house to the pool and extending living spaces outward.

The new volume remains deliberately quiet, allowing the historic structure to carry its mass and texture. An integrated Tesla solar roof and battery system supports a more self-sufficient house.

Austin, Texas

Historic Restoration + Addition · 7,400 SF · Completed 2025

Role
Project Architect — Responsible for design through construction

Firm
Cuppett Kilpatrick (Principal: Tim Cuppett)

Consultants
Koch McIntyre Construction — Builder
Whit Smith — Structural Engineer

Photography
Whit Preston

Historic Austin Second Empire Victorian house with a contemporary addition

Historic addition exterior of Victorian House in Austin, Texas

Victorian House stair hall with newel post and transom windows in Austin, Texas

Victorian House home office with wallpapered ceiling in Austin, Texas

Victorian House dining room with transom windows in Austin, Texas

Victorian House dining room with leaded glass and transom in Austin, Texas

Victorian House den with stone wall and stained glass in Austin, Texas

Victorian House den with stone wall and historic trim in Austin, Texas

Victorian House bar with leather door and brass shelves in Austin, Texas

Victorian House stair hall with carved newel post in Austin, Texas

Victorian House interior with historic transom and mouldings in Austin, Texas

Victorian House bedroom with fireplace and mouldings in Austin, Texas

Victorian House bathroom with freestanding tub and fireplace in Austin, Texas

Victorian House attic room with widows walk ladder in Austin, Texas

Victorian House built-in wardrobe with integral supply grille in Austin, Texas

Victorian House clawfoot tub against stone wall in Austin, Texas

Victorian House stair hall connector with stone wall and ribbed glass in Austin, Texas

Victorian House stair with fluted wood and ribbed glass in Austin, Texas

Victorian House interior with stone wall and steel windows in Austin, Texas

Victorian House red kitchen with pot rack and banquette in Austin, Texas

Victorian House kitchen island with fluted wood in Austin, Texas

Victorian House built-in banquette beside ribbed glass stair in Austin, Texas

Victorian House historic addition with steel windows in Austin, Texas

Victorian House modern addition with downtown view in Austin, Texas

Victorian House pool garden and modern addition in Austin, Texas

Victorian House screened porch with fireplace and outdoor kitchen in Austin, Texas

Victorian House addition with steel trellis and Kebony siding in Austin, Texas

Victorian House modern addition with glass connector in Austin, Texas

Work completed at Cuppett Kilpatrick.