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One of 211 National Register listings published here for Travis County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Richmond Kelley Smoot House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 4 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Smoot, Richmond Kelley, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 1316 W. 6th St., Austin, 78703
- When was it listed? August 1982
- Category. building
- Census division. Austin
- Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
- National Register reference number. 82004527 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
123 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Richmond Kelley Smoot House between 2005 and 2017, burning about 124 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH130 |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Richmond Kelley Smoot House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Texas Ind Inc Colorado River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 175 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Austin, the town this property stands in, in 175 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 90 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 29 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 3 deaths and 15 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Austin | 1 killed, $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Austin | 1 killed | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A 58 year old male was swept away in Shoal Creek near 9th St. in downtown Austin. The deceased body was later recovered in Lady Bird Lake. An LCRA stream gauge on Shoal Creek at 12th St. reported less than 1000 CFS at the time of the incident. It is believed that the deceased was a transient. |
| April 1996 | Lightning | Austin | 1 killed | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | 7 hurt, $3,000,000 | Power out to 75,000. May take 48 hours to restore. Numerous structural fires due to lightning. Hundreds of power and phone lines down. Many without power for over 48 hours. The combined effect of high winds and heavy rain caused the collapse of a wall in one building and destroyed the roof of another building in a downtown Austin apartment complex. This forced the evacuation of 50 residents. The driver and passenger in a vehicle were injured when a construction barrier was blown over on their truck. Another driver was injured slightly when lightning struck a truck, tossing out bricks that were stacked in the truck bed. Other minor injuries were reported in Austin due to flying pieces of broken glass. A boatload of tourists on Lake Travis had to be rescued due to the combination of rough waters stirred up by high winds. Several football games were cancelled or terminated early, again preventing injuries. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | 5 hurt, $150,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed the roofs of two large apartment complexes in Austin. The damage left 63 residents homeless for several days. |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Austin | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Austin | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Austin | $75,000,000 | During the evening hours north and northeast Austin were pounded by large hail. An estimated $75 million in damage was reported to cars, roofs, greenhouses and vegetation. This was the costliest hailstorm to hit Austin in history. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $50,000,000 | Widespread damage occurred over portions of central Austin when a large severe thunderstorm rolled through the downtown area. Numerous reports of large trees and branches were down along with wind blown hail. The hardest hit area was downtown near Tarrytown, Hyde Park, UT campus, and the I-35 corridor just north of the river. The combination of baseball size hail and winds of 70 to 80 mph blew out building and apartment windows throughout this area. Windows on the Texas Capitol building were blown out as well. Lions golf course and Morris Williams course sustained damage and had to briefly close. Power was knocked off to nearly 20000 customers. Large old oak trees were damaged and the city of Austin spent over 2 million dollars in cleanup and response. Total monetary losses are being estimated at 50 million dollars. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Austin | $2,000,000 | The bridge at 12th and Red River Streets in Austin was washed out. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Austin | $600,000 | Thunderstorms produced lightning which started a fire and destroyed the Barr Mansion on Sprinkle Road near the intersection with Springdale Road in Austin. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $600,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds, estimated as high as 80 miles per hour, struck Austin, causing extensive damage along the Walnut Creek Greenway and in an area bounded by Parmer Lane, Dessau Lane, Metric Lane and IH-35. Large trees were damaged, with several falling on automobiles and windows in three large apartment complexes. Over 130 residents were displaced by the storm in one complex alone. A few older homes were more extensively damaged just west of I-35 near Walnut Creek. Tree damage to shingles, roofs, and vehicles was widespread through this area. One house had a two by six embedded in an upper story wall. The house sustained three strikes from lumber in a neighboring shed. One strike penetrated about a foot into the upper story bedroom. A manufactured home park on Dessau Road suffered the greatest damage. The storms cut power to 30,000 persons, with power restored to half of them by the next morning. IH-35 was shut down near Yeager Lane due to downed wires and debris. |
| October 2002 | Hail | Austin | $500,000 | Large hail dented roofs and broke windows in mainly the southwest part of Austin. Some home reported holes in their roofs from the hail. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Austin | $500,000 | Numerous reports were received of 0.75-inch hail over West Austin by thunderstorms moving toward the southeast at 20 mph. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Austin | $500,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $200,000 | Aircraft were damaged at Robert Mueller Airport by severe wind gusts. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $150,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced winds that damaged the roofs of numerous homes in Austin. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Austin | $120,000 | A thunderstorm produced lightning that caused a house fire at 1142 Delores Ave. in Austin. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorms struck the Austin metropolitan area. Severe thunderstorm wind gusts to 56 knots were measured at 1534CST at the Texas School for the Deaf by the School Weather Network. Winds damaged buildings at the intersection of US183 and Burnet Road in north Austin. A tin roof was partially blown off an adjoining shopping plaza and was blown eastward into an adjacent service station and convenience store. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $100,000 | A late season cold front moved into South Central Texas from the north on August 8. Accompanying the front was a line of showers and thunderstorms. As the storms moved through the center of Austin, they produced a downburst that was measured by the School Weather Network at Bedicheck Middle School at 57 knots. The winds caused some damage to the roof of the school. Trees were also reported blown down by the winds in the south part of Austin and damage was also caused to the side walls of a grocery store. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Austin | $100,000 | In addition to the extensive damage by the widespread downburst, golfball-sized hail fell in the area bounded by Parmer Lane, Dessau Lane, Metric Lane and IH-35. It broke windows, damaged roofs, and shredded leaves across the area. Hail up to one-half inch in diameter fell across much of northern Austin |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across the city of Austin. As many of the trees fell on utility lines, power was lost for several hours to around one thousand residents for a period of several hours. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Austin | $100,000 | An F1 tornado estimated to be near 1/4 mile wide formed near William Cannon Road about 1/4 mile east of I-35 in Austin. It moved northeast for just over 2 miles. In the North Bluff Estates Trailer Park, at least two dozen mobile homes sustained minor to extensive damage. One mobile home in particular was overturned upside down against another mobile home and a car. The mobile home was tied-down. No reports of injuries as both trailers were empty at the time. In addition, tree and roof damage was evident to businesses in the area and an apartment complex across William Cannon from the trailer park. Several trees were again sheared at the top or completely uprooted. One pickup truck was lifted and placed on top of a pile of debris. It is possible there were two tornadoes in this event, especially due to the width of the damage path. However, based on the reports received to this time, and the survey made, the best conclusion is that one tornado occurred. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Austin along Riverside Drive from the center of the city into the eastern part. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $50,000 | Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Austin | $50,000 | Up to 2.5 inches of rain in less than 30 minutes produced brief flash flooding that trapped cars and vehicles along Shoal Creek in Austin. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Austin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Austin | $30,000 | A small F0 tornado struck near Yeager Lane in northeast Austin. It moved toward the northeast for two miles, then dissipated. Along its path, it damaged several carports and mobile homes and destroyed numerous trees. One school was involved in a tornado drill as the tornado approached. With students already safely in the hallways, no additional action was needed. |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Austin | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew over trees in the Oak Hill section of Austin. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew over trees in north Austin. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Austin | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Austin | $10,000 | Thunderstorms produced four inches of rain in two hours in Austin. Videos on social media showed the University of Texas Gregory Gymnasium flooded near Waller Creek as well as portions of the state Capitol building having water damage. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $10,000 | Austin Energy Utility Company reported 7500 customers without power in the Austin Metro area. Fallen trees on power lines were said to be the cause. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $10,000 | Roof damage was reported to parts of a downtown Austin residential mid-rise building. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Austin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Austin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | North Austin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down a tree on 15th St. near Red River St. in Austin. The downed tree blocked two lanes of the road. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $5,000 | Wind gusts to 57 knots were reported by KVUE-TV. Gusts between 40 and 45 knots were reported across much of Travis County. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $5,000 | Winds knocked down a few trees and some fences in northwest Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter near the intersection of Kirkwood Rd. and Wrightwood Rd. in northeastern Austin. The hail broke two house windows, cracked a car windshield, and dented the car. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 55 mph that blew down a large tree near 24th St. and San Jacinto Blvd. on the University of Texas campus. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 45 to 50 knots, knocked down tree limbs and power lines near the 1500 block of Enfield Road in Austin. Other trees were knocked down near thd downtown area blocking some streets. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some one to two inch diameter tree limbs in the Riverside district of Austin. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced a down burst with winds estimated at 60 mph that knocked down tree limbs in northeastern Austin. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Austin | $1,000 | Hail broke windows at an apartment complex at 25th and Leon. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | A National Weather Service survey team concluded a long track microburst, associated with a supercell, caused sporadic wind damage. This damage was associated with the rear flank downdraft of the storm. This was mainly damage to small and medium tree branches. In addition, windows were blown out on the top of the rotunda of the Texas Capitol building and an eight inch diameter tree trunk was split on the north plaza of the Capitol grounds. Maximum gusts were estimated at 65 mph. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in central Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail at the intersection of 38th St. and Duval St. in northern Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in the Mueller area of Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced hen egg size hail in the Mueller area of Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on Lamar Blvd. in Austin. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in northeastern Austin. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Austin | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Video on Twitter showed cars driving through approximately a foot of water on N. Lamar Blvd. at W. 24th St. in Austin. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Austin | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Austin. ATXFloods reported the low water crossing at W. 9th St. and Lamar Blvd. at Shoal Creek was closed. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near the KXAN studio in Austin. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Austin | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail at the intersection of Speedway and 31st St. in Austin. |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | A. J. Jernigan House | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Sheeks-Robertson House | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Wroe-Bustin House | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
 | West Line Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | Raymond-Morley House | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
 | Kurt and Meta Schemedes House | 0.3 miles | 2000 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004527 in Record Group 79. |
| Travis County | All 211 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.