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Lung House
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National Register of Historic Places

Lung House

On the National Register since 201412 years
Listed 2014Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Lung House

Lung House, at 1605 Canterbury St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 5, 2014. The Register lists it for its asian, at the local level. It was listed as part of East Austin MRA. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1605 Canterbury St., Austin · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lung HouseStart here
  2. 2Stavely-Kunz-Johnson HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3House at 1400 Canterbury StreetVictorian · next door
  4. 4Floyd McGown HouseVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Willow-Spence Streets Historic DistrictVictorian · 0.1 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BCharles B. Moreland HouseVictorian0.2 miBJohn W. Maddox HouseVictorian0.3 miBShotgun at 1206 Canterbury StreetBuilding0.4 miBJoseph O. Polhemus HouseBuilding0.4 miBClement’s Market-The Sport BarBuilding0.4 miSState Cemetery of TexasSite0.5 miBGenaro P. and Carolina Briones HouseFour Square0.5 mi

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Questions about Lung House

Is Lung House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 5, 2014 (Register number 13001159).

Is Lung House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Lung 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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.