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Austin Public Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Austin Public Library

Also known as Austin History Center

On the National Register since 199333 years
Italian RenaissanceListed 1993Austin
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About Austin Public Library

Austin Public Library, at 810 Guadalupe St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1993. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 27 other Texas listings. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArchive and historic library building in Austin, Texas, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 72 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

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

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  1. 1Austin Public LibraryStart here
  2. 2Austin Central LibraryBuilding · 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 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.1 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 miBGeorge W. Sampson HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.2 miBBrizendine HouseBuilding0.2 miBAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.2 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.2 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.2 miDCongress Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miBParamount TheatreNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miStWest Sixth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.3 mi
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BMillett Opera HouseClassical0.3 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic · Built 18720.3 miB1918 State Office Building and 1933 State Highway BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBOld BakeryBuilt 18760.3 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.3 miBFischer HouseItalianate0.3 miBFannie Moss Miller HouseQueen Anne0.3 miDWest Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.3 miBJ. P. Schneider StoreVictorian0.4 miBSouthwestern Telegraph and Telephone BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 miStThird Street Railroad TrestleBuilt 19220.4 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 miBOld Land Office BuildingRundbogenstil · Built 18570.4 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.4 miBWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.4 miBDelta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters BuildingInternational Style · Built 19560.4 miBSmith-Clark and Smith-Bickler HousesVictorian0.4 miBAustin Fire Drill TowerBuilding0.5 miBSeaholm Power PlantBuilding0.5 miDSixth Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBKurt and Meta Schemedes HouseMixed0.5 miBLittlefield HouseBuilding0.5 miBSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.5 miBDaniel H. and William T. Caswell HousesChateauesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Austin Public Library

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

Yes. It was added on May 6, 1993 (Register number 93000389).

Is Austin Public 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 Public Library?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Austin Public Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 72 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40973648 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.