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National Register of Historic Places

Austin Central Library

Also known as John Henry Faulk Library; John Henry Faulk Building

On the National Register since 20233 years
Listed 2023Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Austin Central Library

Austin Central Library, at 800 Guadalupe St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 15, 2023. The Register lists it for its town planning, at the local level. 17 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

800 Guadalupe St., Austin · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Austin Central LibraryStart here
  2. 2Austin Public LibraryItalian Renaissance · next door
  3. 3Royal Arch Masonic LodgeBeaux Arts · next door
  4. 4Moonlight TowersBuilt 1894 · next door
  5. 5Henry Hirshfeld House and CottageVictorian · next door
Around it

47 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBrown Building2-Part Vertical Block0.1 miDBremond Block Historic DistrictVictorian0.1 miBGilfillan HouseBuilding0.1 miStWooldridge ParkClassical Revival0.1 miBBoardman-Webb-Bugg HouseVictorian0.1 miBU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingRenaissance Revival0.2 miBTeachers State Association of Texas BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBAustin US CourthouseModerne · Built 19360.2 mi★Governor's MansionGreek Revival · Built 18540.2 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.2 miBGeorge W. Sampson HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.2 miBBrizendine HouseBuilding0.2 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.2 miDCongress Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miBParamount TheatreNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miStWest Sixth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.3 miBMillett Opera HouseClassical0.3 miB1918 State Office Building and 1933 State Highway BuildingClassical Revival0.3 mi
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BOld BakeryBuilt 18760.3 miBAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.3 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.3 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.3 miBFischer HouseItalianate0.3 miBFannie Moss Miller HouseQueen Anne0.3 miDWest Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBJ. P. Schneider StoreVictorian0.4 miBSouthwestern Telegraph and Telephone BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 miStThird Street Railroad TrestleBuilt 19220.4 miDSixth Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBDriskill HotelRomanesque Revival · Built 18860.4 miBSt. David's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBFederal Office BuildingNew Formalism0.4 miStWest Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.4 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic · Built 18720.4 miBOld Land Office BuildingRundbogenstil · Built 18570.4 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.4 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.4 miBDelta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters BuildingInternational Style · Built 19560.4 miBSmith-Clark and Smith-Bickler HousesVictorian0.4 miBAustin Fire Drill TowerBuilding0.5 miBAustin Central Fire Station #1Moderne · Built 19380.5 miBSeaholm Power PlantBuilding0.5 miBKurt and Meta Schemedes HouseMixed0.5 miBWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.5 miBLittlefield HouseBuilding0.5 miBSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Austin Central Library

Is Austin Central Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 15, 2023 (Register number 100009378).

Is Austin Central Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Austin Central Library?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.