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Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,014 sqft
Price per Sqft $597
MLS Listing ID 4990053
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N No
Year Built 1971
Annual Tax Amount $16,180
Tax Year 2025
Lot Size 6.412 Acres
Acres 6.412
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Source actris
Property Description
Rawhide is not simply a property. It is a vantage point.
Approached by a winding drive that gradually reveals sky, stone, and sweeping horizon, the estate unfolds as a private sanctuary surrounded by hundreds of acres of protected native land. The City of Austin, The Nature Conservancy, and preservation stewards have quietly ensured what few properties can claim today: enduring seclusion within reach of a world-class city.
From its elevated perch, the home surveys thousands of acres of wooded valleys and rolling limestone hills. Westerly views capture golden sunsets that spill across the ridgelines. To the south and east, native terrain stretches uninterrupted, a living canvas of oak and cedar. At night, the absence of light pollution restores a spectacle long forgotten by most urban dwellers — a sky dense with stars.
An 800-foot well with 2,500-gallon constant-pressure storage provides independent water access—a valuable asset in Central Texas.
What makes Rawhide extraordinary is not merely its acreage, but its context. Though conveniently located near the emerging energy of Highway 290's growth corridor, Bee Cave, and Dripping Springs, the estate feels untouched—protected by watershed preservation that buffers it from encroaching development. This is land that will not be replicated.
For some, Rawhide is a private family compound waiting for its next chapter. For others, it is a canvas for architectural reinvention—an opportunity to design a contemporary Hill Country estate on irreplaceable ground.
In a region defined by rapid transformation, Rawhide remains an anomaly: a quiet, elevated oasis where Austin's skyline glows faintly in the distance, and the horizon still belongs to nature.
Location
State TX
County Travis
Rooms
Main Level Bedrooms 4
Interior
Interior Features See Remarks
Heating Central
Cooling Central Air, Wall/Window Unit(s)
Flooring See Remarks
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type See Remarks
Fireplace No
Appliance See Remarks
Exterior
Exterior Feature Rain Gutters
Fence See Remarks
Pool See Remarks
Community Features None
Utilities Available Electricity Available, Water Available
Waterfront Description None
View Hill Country
Roof Type Composition,Shingle
Porch See Remarks
Total Parking Spaces 2
Private Pool No
Building
Lot Description Back Yard, Front Yard, Gentle Sloping, Native Plants, Trees-Medium (20 Ft - 40 Ft)
Faces North
Foundation Slab
Sewer Septic Tank
Water See Remarks, Well
Level or Stories One
Structure Type Masonry – All Sides
New Construction No
Schools
Elementary Schools Baldwin
Middle Schools Small
High Schools Bowie
School District Austin Isd
Others
Special Listing Condition Standard
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