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City of Austin historic landmarks are individual structures or sites that are of architectural, historical, archeological or cultural significance and have been locally designated by zoning with an "H" for Historic Combining Overlay District.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
The moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, are the only known surviving moonlight towers in the world. They are 165 feet (50 m) tall and have a 15-foot (4.6 m) foundation. A single tower casts light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500-foot-radius (460 m) circle brightly enough to read a watch.
The current Texas State Capitol is the fourth building to serve that purpose in Austin. The first was a two-room wooden structure (located on the northeast corner of 8th St and Colorado St) which served as the national capitol of the Texas Republic and continued as the seat of government upon Texas' admission to the Union.
Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. [2] Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east–west streets named after trees and north–south streets named after Texas rivers (the latter convention remains in place).
Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin, Texas) Central Christian Church (Austin, Texas) Central Presbyterian Church (Austin, Texas) Clarksville Historic District (Austin, Texas) Commodore Perry Estate Hotel; Congress Avenue Historic District; Connelly–Yerwood House; Frank M. and Annie G. Covert House; Cox–Craddock House; Andrew M. Cox Ranch Site
Location of Austin County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Austin County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Austin County, Texas. There are one district and nine individual properties listed on the ...
National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas (126 P) S. Skyscrapers ... (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Landmarks in Austin, Texas" The following 4 pages are ...