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Fischer House
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National Register of Historic Places

Fischer House

On the National Register since 198244 years
ItalianateListed 1982Austin
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About Fischer House

Fischer House, at 1008 West Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 16, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 72 other Texas listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Seven 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 · 43 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1008 West Ave., Austin · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fischer HouseStart here
  2. 2Fannie Moss Miller HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3West Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Tucker Apartment HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5Brizendine HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BGeorge W. Sampson HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.1 miBGilfillan HouseBuilding0.2 miBBoardman-Webb-Bugg HouseVictorian0.2 miStWest Sixth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.3 miDBremond Block Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miBAustin Central LibraryBuilding0.3 miBRoyal Arch Masonic LodgeBeaux Arts0.3 miBAustin Public LibraryItalian Renaissance0.3 miStMoonlight TowersBuilt 18940.3 miStWooldridge ParkClassical Revival0.3 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.3 miBAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.3 miBKurt and Meta Schemedes HouseMixed0.3 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.3 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 miStWest Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal CreekStructure0.4 mi
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BBrown Building2-Part Vertical Block0.4 miBAustin US CourthouseModerne · Built 19360.4 miBHenry Hirshfeld House and CottageVictorian0.4 miBRaymond-Morley HouseItalianate0.4 mi★Governor's MansionGreek Revival · Built 18540.4 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.4 miBWroe-Bustin HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.4 miBZiller HouseEastlake0.4 miBLittlefield HouseBuilding0.4 miBSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.4 miBRobinson-Macken HouseSecond Empire0.4 miStThird Street Railroad TrestleBuilt 19220.5 miBU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingRenaissance Revival0.5 miBTeachers State Association of Texas BuildingModern Movement0.5 miBOld BakeryBuilt 18760.5 miBA. J. Jernigan HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.5 miBJudge Robert Lynn Batts HouseMediterranean Revival0.5 miBWesthillGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Raymond-Morley House0.4 mi away
A. J. Jernigan House0.5 mi away
Richmond Kelley Smoot House0.6 mi away
West Line Historic District0.7 mi away

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Questions about Fischer House

Is Fischer House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 16, 1982 (Register number 82001741).

Is Fischer House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Fischer House?

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 Fischer House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 43 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 40973650 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.