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Cambridge Tower
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National Register of Historic Places

Cambridge Tower

On the National Register since 20188 years
Listed 2018Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Cambridge Tower

Cambridge Tower, at 1801 Lavaca St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 20, 2018. The Register lists it for its architecture, town planning and landscape design, at the local level. The listing covers 1.2 acres. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Austin, Travis County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1965 to today

  1. 1965Built, designed by Thomas E. Stanley
  2. 2018Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 8 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1801 Lavaca St., Austin · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Cambridge TowerStart here
  2. 2Gethsemane Lutheran Church and Luther Hall (Boundary Increase)Moderne Movement · next door
  3. 3Carrington-Covert HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival · next door
  5. 5Wahrenberger HouseClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBertram BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.1 miBLittlefield HouseBuilding0.2 miBSmith-Clark and Smith-Bickler HousesVictorian0.3 miBScholz GartenBuilding0.3 miBSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.3 miBWesthillGreek Revival0.3 miBGoodall Wooten HouseBuilding0.3 miBKappa Kappa Gamma HouseBuilding0.3 miBUniversity Baptist ChurchSpanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBBattle HallMediterranean Renaissance0.3 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.4 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.4 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.4 miBDelta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters BuildingInternational Style · Built 19560.4 miBDaniel H. and William T. Caswell HousesChateauesque0.4 miBGranger House and the PerchRanch Style0.4 miBUniversity Junior High SchoolSpanish Revival0.4 mi
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BAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.5 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.5 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.5 miDLittle CampusClassical Italianate0.5 miBRobinson-Macken HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi

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Questions about Cambridge Tower

Is Cambridge Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 20, 2018 (Register number 100002603).

Is Cambridge Tower a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Texas State Capitol, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Cambridge Tower?

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) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.