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Austin US Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Austin US Courthouse

On the National Register since 200125 years
ModerneListed 2001Austin
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About

About Austin US Courthouse

Austin US Courthouse, at 200 West Eighth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 25, 2001. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Moderne, as it does for 49 other Texas listings. The listing covers 1.4 acres. 20 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric federal courthouse in downtown Austin, Texas. 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 · 54 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1936 to today

  1. 1936Built, designed by Louis A. Simon; Charles Henry Page
  2. 2001Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 25 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

200 West Eighth St., Austin · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Austin US CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Henry Hirshfeld House and CottageVictorian · next door
  3. 3Moonlight TowersBuilt 1894 · next door
  4. 4Royal Arch Masonic LodgeBeaux Arts · next door
  5. 5Austin Public LibraryItalian Renaissance · next door
Around it

44 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingRenaissance Revival0.1 miBTeachers State Association of Texas BuildingModern Movement0.1 miBParamount TheatreNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBDriskill HotelRomanesque Revival · Built 18860.2 miDCongress Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBBrown Building2-Part Vertical Block0.2 miDBremond Block Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBMillett Opera HouseClassical0.2 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic · Built 18720.2 miBAustin Central LibraryBuilding0.2 miB1918 State Office Building and 1933 State Highway BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miBOld BakeryBuilt 18760.2 miStWooldridge ParkClassical Revival0.2 mi★Governor's MansionGreek Revival · Built 18540.2 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.2 miBAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.2 miBSouthwestern Telegraph and Telephone BuildingRomanesque Revival0.3 miDSixth Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 mi
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BSt. David's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBFederal Office BuildingNew Formalism0.3 miBGilfillan HouseBuilding0.3 miBOld Land Office BuildingRundbogenstil · Built 18570.3 miBBoardman-Webb-Bugg HouseVictorian0.3 miBGeorge W. Sampson HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.3 miBBrizendine HouseBuilding0.3 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.3 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.3 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.3 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBWilliam Sidney Porter HouseEastlake0.4 miBAustin Central Fire Station #1Moderne · Built 19380.4 miBJ. P. Schneider StoreVictorian0.4 miBFischer HouseItalianate0.4 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.4 miBFannie Moss Miller HouseQueen Anne0.4 miDWest Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.4 miBWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.4 miBAustin Fire Drill TowerBuilding0.5 miStThird Street Railroad TrestleBuilt 19220.5 miStWest Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.5 miStWest Sixth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.5 miBDelta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters BuildingInternational Style · Built 19560.5 miBSmith-Clark and Smith-Bickler HousesVictorian0.5 mi
More like it

Moderne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Moderne.

Austin Daily Tribune Building0.2 mi away
Austin Central Fire Station #1Built 1938 · 0.4 mi away
West Line Historic District1.1 mi away
Zilker Park Historic District1.8 mi away

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Questions about Austin US Courthouse

Is Austin US Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 25, 2001 (Register number 01000432).

Is Austin US Courthouse 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 US Courthouse?

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.

Where can I read the history of Austin US Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 54 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 40973837 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.