Historic Renovation CASE STUDY: Flower Hill Museum Overview Built from handmade bricks, the Smoot mansion bears the distinction of being the place where William Sidney Porter (O. Henry) eloped with his bride in 1889. Known as Flower Hill Museum on the Austin historic home tour, the home has been in the Smoot family since 1877, the year it was built, and has been lovingly maintained by the original owner?s 89-year-old great-granddaughte

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