# Jeremiah Hamilton House in Austin, Texas This unique, two-story triangular stone house was built in 1871 by Jeremiah Hamilton, a self-taught, formerly enslaved man who became one of Texas's first Black state legislators. It now stands as a historic cornerstone of Symphony Square. ## Facts - Category: History - Best for: architecture, history, photography, quick_stop - Address: 1101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701 - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/jeremiah-hamilton-house/ ## Sources - Claim source: [Here's the unsung history of downtown Austin's famous Symphony Square - CultureMap Austin](https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/12-17-18-history-of-symphony-square-downtown-austin/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation - Claim source: [Historic Marker Application: The Jeremiah Hamilton House - Texas History Portal](https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth491609/m1/25/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation - Claim source: [History of Symphony Square - Waterloo Greenway Conservancy](https://waterloogreenway.org/history-of-symphony-square/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation - Claim source: [Jeremiah Hamilton House - Community Impact](https://communityimpact.com/austin/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/2025/09/05/bastrop-historical-marker-to-honor-former-slave-jeremiah-j-hamilton/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation - Claim source: [The Triangular House the Enslaved Legislator Built](https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hamilton-jeremiah-j); source_type=manual; allowed_use=anecdote ## Booking CTAs - No verified booking links are available. ## Machine-readable evidence - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/jeremiah-hamilton-house.evidence.json - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.