Historic Districts
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Texas - Travis County - Historic Districts
Travis County Texas (Historic Districts) has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Santa Rita Courts, Barton Springs Archeological and Historical District, Bremond Block Historic District, Camp Mabry Historic District and Congress Avenue Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Indian, Archaic, Paleo-Indian, American and Pioneer dating back to 8999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Travis County historic places including Lyndon Baynes Johnson, Andrew Zilker, Henry H. Sevier and Edgar Howard Perry.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Travis County places including H.F. Kuehne, George Fiegel, Harvey L. Page, Jack Johnson, Eugene Bremond, Abner H. Cook, Dan J. Driscoll, Willis Edmerson, Henry Bowers Thompson and Stasswender. Prominent architectural styles found in Travis Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Barton Springs Archeological and Historical District (added 1985 - - #85003213)
Address Restricted , Austin
Kordas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Driscoll,Dan J.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Historic Person:
Zilker,Andrew
Significant Year:
1946, 1867, 1901
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Entertainment/Recreation, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Indian, Archaic, Paleo-Indian, American, Pioneer
Period of Significance:
7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Extractive Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Bremond Block Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000764)
Roughly bounded by Guadalupe, San Antonio, 7th and 8th Sts. , Austin
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bremond,Eugene, Fiegel,George
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Camp Mabry Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000967)
2210 W. 35th St. , Austin
Deh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, International Style
Area of Significance:
Education, Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Military Facility, Road-Related, School, Theater
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Military Facility
City Cemetery (added 1985 - - #85002297)
Also known as Site #25;Austin City Cemetery;Oakwood Cemetery
16th & Navasota , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Clarksville Historic District (added 1976 - - #76002070)
Bounded by W. Lynn, Waterson, W. 10th and MO-PAC Expwy. , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edmerson,Willis
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Black, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Congress Avenue Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002989)
Also known as See Also:Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Building;Old B
Congress Ave. from 1st to 11th Sts. , Austin
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Skyscraper
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional
Covert Park at Mount Bonnell (added 2015 - - #15000619)
Austin, Austin
Spawnzilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1825-1974 AD
Deep Eddy Bathing Beach (added 2003 - - #03000560)
Also known as Eilers Park, Deep Eddy Pool
301 Quarry St. , Austin
SteveHopson, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Groos, Delmar, Driscoll, Dan
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Delwood Duplex Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000132)
Roughly bounded between Maplewood Ave and Kirkwood, Ashwood, and Wrightwood Rds, Austin
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
East Main Street Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000788)
111, 113, 115, & 117 E. Main St., Pflugerville
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Hyde Park Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001191)
Roughly bounded by Ave. A, 45th St., Duval St., and 40th St. , Austin
WhisperToMe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Laguna Gloria (added 1975 - - #75002005)
3809 W. 35th St. , Austin
Cgunn4321, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson,Jack, Page,Harvey L.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Sevier,Henry H.
Significant Year:
1916, 1929
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Forest, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Museum
Lions Municipal Golf Course (added 2016 - - #16000354)
Austin, Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Little Campus (added 1974 - - #74002091)
Also known as Asylum for the Blind
Bounded by 18th, Oldham, 19th, and Red River Sts. , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook,Abner H.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Long Hog Hollow Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84002003)
Also known as Henderson Falls
Address Restricted , Austin
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Prehistoric, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
McKinney Homestead (added 1974 - - #74002093)
Also known as McKinney House and Mill Complex District
SW of Austin between TX 71 and U.S. 183 , Austin
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Black, Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial, American,Rural, Black American,Rural
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Moore's Crossing Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001091)
Roughly bounded by FM 973, old Burleson Rd. and Onion Cr. , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Communications, Agriculture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Oakwood Cemetery Annex (added 2003 - - #03001103)
1601 Comal St. , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stasswender
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Old West Austin Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000937)
Roughly bounded by W. 13th, Lamar Blvd., W. 35th and Mo-Pac Expy. , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook, Everett, Anderson, Adams
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Old West Austin Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #03001413)
Roughly bounded by Funston, W. 34th , Texas Loop 1, Oakmont, and W 31st , Austin
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Perry Estate--St. Mary's Academy (added 2001 - - #01000874)
Also known as Edgar & Lutie Estate, St. Mary's Academy
701 E. 41st St. , Austin
Dtobias, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson, Henry Bowers
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Perry, Edgar Howard
Significant Year:
1928, 1920, 1947
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Educational Related Housing, Garden, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Educational Related Housing, Garden, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Rainey Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002302)
70--97 Rainey St. , Austin
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Rogers, Edward H., Homestead (added 1974 - - #74002094)
Also known as 41 TV 294
N of Austin off TX 1325 , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Santa Rita Courts (added 2008 - - #08000319)
Roughly bounded by E. 2nd, Pedernales, Santa Rita & Corta Sts. , Austin
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Johnson, Lyndon Baynes
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Shadow Lawn Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001192)
Roughly bounded by Ave. G, 38th St., Duval St., and 39th St. , Austin
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sixth Street Historic District (added 1975 - - #75002132)
Also known as See Also:Driscill Hotel;U.S. Post Office and Federal Buildin
Roughly bounded by 5th, 7th, Lavaca Sts. and I-35 , Austin
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Black, European, Hispanic, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, College, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Swedish Hill Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001088)
900--1000 blks. of E. Fourteenth St. and 900 blk. of E. Fifteenth St. , Austin
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
West Line Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001166)
Also known as Raymond Heights; Raymond Plateau, Shelley Heights
Roughly bounded by Baylor St., W. Fifth and Sixth Sts., MoPac Expressway , Austin
Mwhitman6, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook, Abner, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Willow-Spence Streets Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002264)
Portions of Willow, Spence, Canterbury, San Marcos & Waller Sts. , Austin
Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Zilker Park Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000479)
Also known as Zilker Metropolitan Park;Zilker Park;Barton Springs;Barton S
2100 Barton Springs Rd. , Austin
LoneStarMike, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dale, Fred A., Page, Charles H.
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Pedestrian Related, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Parking Lot, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related, Sport Facility
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