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French Legation
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National Register of Historic Places

French Legation

Austin’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 25, 1969; only 26 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older
Listed 1969Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About French Legation

French Legation, at 802 San Marcos St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 25, 1969: the first place in Austin to be listed. Only 26 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 2.5 acres. 11 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 · 42 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

802 San Marcos St., Austin · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1French LegationStart here
  2. 2Rogers-Bell HouseEastlake · next door
  3. 3George A. Peterson HouseVictorian · next door
  4. 4Newton HouseHigh Victorian · next door
  5. 5Robert Irvin HouseVictorian · next door
Around it

29 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BC. E. Johnson HouseVictorian0.1 miBClement’s Market-The Sport BarBuilding0.2 miBGenaro P. and Carolina Briones HouseFour Square0.2 miBPhillip W. Jobe HouseBuilding0.2 miBHaehnel BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBailetti HouseBuilt 18860.2 miBArnold BakeryBuilding0.2 miBVictory GrillOne-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBCharles B. Moreland HouseVictorian0.4 miBJohn W. Maddox HouseVictorian0.4 miBJoseph O. Polhemus HouseBuilding0.4 miBHofheintz-Reissig StoreBuilding0.4 miSState Cemetery of TexasSite0.4 miBWilliam Sidney Porter HouseEastlake0.4 miBAustin Central Fire Station #1Moderne · Built 19380.4 miBWalter Schulze House and Industrial StructureVictorian0.4 miBHaynes-DeLashwah HouseEastlake0.4 miBFederal Office BuildingNew Formalism0.4 mi
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BWesley United Methodist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBHouse at 1170 San Bernard StreetVictorian0.4 miBRoberts ClinicBuilding0.4 miBConnelly-Yerwood HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBCharles W. Barnes HouseVictorian0.4 miDSixth Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBSt. David's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBGeorge Washington Carver LibraryColonial Revival · Built 19800.5 miBCommunity CenterBuilding0.5 miBChapman HouseCenter-Passage Plan0.5 miDSwedish Hill Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 mi

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Questions about French Legation

Is French Legation on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 25, 1969 (Register number 69000213).

Is French Legation a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Texas State Capitol, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit French Legation?

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 French Legation?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 42 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 40973749 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.