Brown Building
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About Brown Building
Brown Building, at 708 Colorado St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 24, 1997. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as 2-Part Vertical Block, as it does for 3 other Texas listings. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isHistoric place in Austin, Travis County, 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 · 52 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes
708 Colorado St., Austin · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
45 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
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Memories of Brown Building
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Questions about Brown Building
Is Brown Building on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Apr 24, 1997 (Register number 97000364).
Is Brown Building a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 0.3 miles away.
Can you visit Brown 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 Brown Building?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 40973785 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.