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Bertram Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Bertram Building

On the National Register since 201214 years
Two-Part Commercial BlockListed 2012Austin
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About Bertram Building

Bertram Building, at 1601 Guadalupe St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 28, 2012. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Two-Part Commercial Block, as it does for 13 other Texas listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Austin (vicinity), Travis County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 75 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1601 Guadalupe St., Austin · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bertram BuildingStart here
  2. 2Cambridge TowerBuilt 1965 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Gethsemane Lutheran Church and Luther Hall (Boundary Increase)Moderne Movement · next door
  4. 4Carrington-Covert HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival · next door
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BLittlefield HouseBuilding0.1 miBSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.2 miBWesthillGreek Revival0.2 miBGoodall Wooten HouseBuilding0.2 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.3 miBWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBDelta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters BuildingInternational Style · Built 19560.3 miBSmith-Clark and Smith-Bickler HousesVictorian0.3 miBDaniel H. and William T. Caswell HousesChateauesque0.3 miBGranger House and the PerchRanch Style0.3 miBKappa Kappa Gamma HouseBuilding0.3 miBUniversity Baptist ChurchSpanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.4 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.4 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBScholz GartenBuilding0.4 miBRobinson-Macken HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBBattle HallMediterranean Renaissance0.4 mi
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BUniversity Junior High SchoolSpanish Revival0.4 mi★Governor's MansionGreek Revival · Built 18540.5 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.5 miBBrizendine HouseBuilding0.5 miBAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.5 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.5 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.5 miDWest Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi

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Questions about Bertram Building

Is Bertram Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 28, 2012 (Register number 12000590).

Is Bertram Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Bertram Building?

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 Bertram Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 75 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 40973783 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.